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Congressional delegations to discuss water dispute

By Ga seeks to hold talks with Ala, Fla on water-sharing issues

Atlanta, GA – - Members of Georgia's congressional delegation
have invited their counterparts from Alabama and Florida to a
discussion on how to resolve the tri-state water dispute.
Reps. Nathan Deal, R-Gainesville, and John Lewis, D-Atlanta,
have invited Alabama's seven House members and Florida's 25 House
members to a meeting with the Georgia delegation Wednesday at the
U.S. Capitol to discuss the water dispute.
A federal judge in July ruled that metro Atlanta is not
authorized to take water from Lake Lanier. Under Judge Paul
Magnuson's ruling, Georgia, Florida and Alabama have three years to
work out a water-sharing arrangement or Atlanta's allocation of
water from the lake reverts to 1970s levels.
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Information from: The Atlanta Journal-Constitution,
http://www.ajc.com