These types of stories will be ignored by the mass media or at the very least underreported. The states around the Great Lakes have already signed a protective pact to safeguard the H2O in those bodies of water. Nevada and Arizona are going to have a rough time if the droughts keep up.
Water wars heat up
Water woes are striking cities across the country, leading to lawsuits between competing areas, and in some cases choking off growth.
Florida and Georgia, long at odds over water resources in fast-growing areas, are getting ready to slug it out again, the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports. Florida is trying to gain control over water in Georgia's Lake Lanier and the Chattahoochee River. Georgia is locked in a three-way fight with Alabama and Florida over the water -- Atlanta's primary source of drinking water. And if Florida got more control over the water, it could have a big impact on the fast-growing Southeast city. But Florida has concerns of its own, primarily revolving in the Georgia water fight over conservation.
In South Florida, growth is also limiting water supply. There, the South Florida Business Journal reports, temporary conservation measures are set to go into effect this week.
Dallas, meanwhile, is locked in a classic water war with the Federal government, The Dallas Business Journal reports. Claiming it will fall 20% short of its water needs by 2060 unless it secures more reserves, the city of Dallas has ratcheted up its legal attack against the federal government to obtain more water. One reason for the projected shortfall is the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's bid to convert 28,281 acres of land about 120 miles southeast of Dallas into a wildlife preserve. The preserve is on land the city hoped could be flooded and converted into a reservoir that could provide 100 million gallons of water per day to the city of Dallas and its customers. The water supply would be known as Fastrill Lake.
In the San Francisco Bay Area, similar concerns about water availability could impact growth as well, the East Bay Business Times reports. "Whenever you have a controversial development project, there will be a fight now," said Clark Morrison, a partner with Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP in San Francisco. "It is no longer just the water agencies; the battle has spread to every town hall in California."
Water woes are striking cities across the country, leading to lawsuits between competing areas, and in some cases choking off growth.
Florida and Georgia, long at odds over water resources in fast-growing areas, are getting ready to slug it out again, the Atlanta Business Chronicle reports. Florida is trying to gain control over water in Georgia's Lake Lanier and the Chattahoochee River. Georgia is locked in a three-way fight with Alabama and Florida over the water -- Atlanta's primary source of drinking water. And if Florida got more control over the water, it could have a big impact on the fast-growing Southeast city. But Florida has concerns of its own, primarily revolving in the Georgia water fight over conservation.
In South Florida, growth is also limiting water supply. There, the South Florida Business Journal reports, temporary conservation measures are set to go into effect this week.
Dallas, meanwhile, is locked in a classic water war with the Federal government, The Dallas Business Journal reports. Claiming it will fall 20% short of its water needs by 2060 unless it secures more reserves, the city of Dallas has ratcheted up its legal attack against the federal government to obtain more water. One reason for the projected shortfall is the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service's bid to convert 28,281 acres of land about 120 miles southeast of Dallas into a wildlife preserve. The preserve is on land the city hoped could be flooded and converted into a reservoir that could provide 100 million gallons of water per day to the city of Dallas and its customers. The water supply would be known as Fastrill Lake.
In the San Francisco Bay Area, similar concerns about water availability could impact growth as well, the East Bay Business Times reports. "Whenever you have a controversial development project, there will be a fight now," said Clark Morrison, a partner with Cox, Castle & Nicholson LLP in San Francisco. "It is no longer just the water agencies; the battle has spread to every town hall in California."
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