Sunday, August 16, 2009
News Legal proceedings to begin Monday in Lake Allatoona 'water wars' case
Posted by Thomas Wheatley @thomaswheatley on Sun, Aug 16, 2009 at 6:05 AM
Because the only thing worse than losing metro Atlanta's main source of drinking water is potentially losing another.
The next skirmish in metro Atlanta’s so far losing battle for drinking water will begin in a federal courtroom here Monday.Last month a Minnesota judge ruled that Atlanta has no right to drink from Lake Lanier, a potentially crushing blow for future growth and development in North Georgia.
But what happens in Birmingham could prove doubly dire for Atlanta. U.S. District Court Judge Karon Bowdre is weighing whether North Georgia illegally taps Lake Allatoona, too. Her ruling is expected next year.
Lake Allatoona provides drinking water to roughly 800,000 customers in Cobb and surrounding counties.
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