{"id":70,"date":"2018-06-15T15:39:03","date_gmt":"2018-06-15T19:39:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/bleckleyblog\/?p=70"},"modified":"2018-06-15T15:41:14","modified_gmt":"2018-06-15T19:41:14","slug":"water-war-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/bleckleyblog\/2018\/06\/water-war-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Water War Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is an article from UGA Extension SE District Water Educator, David Hall:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Georgia soon to hear verdict on water wars from the U.<\/strong><strong>S. Supreme Court<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Whether you are a farmer or not, the verdict from the United States Supreme Court coming up by the end of this month will be very interesting. Alabama, Georgia and Florida have been battling over water flowing from Georgia for almost thirty years. I must give credit to Mr. Calvin Perry, who is the Superintendent at the C. M. Stripling Irrigation Research Park in Camilla, for bringing an article from the Atlanta Journal Constitution to my attention. The link to the article is below:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/politics.myajc.com\/news\/state--regional-govt--politics\/what-expect-the-supreme-court-rules-georgia-water-fight\/L78Nhvs7VjMoIAWrjpqUNO\/?utm_source=newspaper&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=4962704&amp;ecmp=newspaper_email&amp;\">https:\/\/politics.myajc.com\/news\/state&#8211;regional-govt&#8211;politics\/what-expect-the-supreme-court-rules-georgia-water-fight\/L78Nhvs7VjMoIAWrjpqUNO\/?utm_source=newspaper&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=4962704&amp;ecmp=newspaper_email&amp;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A quote from the article best describes the possible outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAn opinion must come before the end of the month.<\/p>\n<p>Local observers are generally expecting one of three outcomes from the court:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Accept Lancaster\u2019s recommendation.<\/strong>\u00a0That would be a clear-cut win for Georgia since that would dismiss Florida\u2019s case.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rule in Florida\u2019s favor.<\/strong>\u00a0Justices could do that by setting a cap on Georgia\u2019s water consumption or laying out other parameters apportioning the water in the ACF.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Send the case back to Lancaster.<\/strong>\u00a0Justices could direct the special master to re-examine the case in order to answer different questions or flesh out his previous recommendation using a different legal lens.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Capping or limiting water use for Georgia farmers would be detrimental to their lively hood and also to our State\u2019s economy. Hopefully, the verdict will be again in Georgia\u2019s favor and end this battle. In my humble opinion though, after almost thirty years of feuding, I seriously doubt this will be the end.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>David Hall<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Water Educator\/Program Assistant<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>UGA Extension <strong>I<\/strong> Bleckley County<strong> I<\/strong> Southeast District<\/p>\n<p>165 East Peacock Street <strong>I<\/strong> Cochran, GA 31014<\/p>\n<p>Office (478)934-3220 <strong>I<\/strong> Cell (478)697-5362<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:david.hall1@uga.edu\">david.hall1@uga.edu<\/a> <strong>I<\/strong> extension.uga.edu<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here is an article from UGA Extension SE District Water Educator, David Hall: &nbsp; &nbsp; Georgia soon to hear verdict on water wars from the U.S. Supreme Court Whether you are a farmer or not, the verdict from the United States Supreme Court coming up by the end of this month will be very interesting. 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