Georgia’s Board of Natural Resources approved a new drought plan last week, according to Walter C. Jones of Morris News Service in this article from OnlineAthens.com. The drought plan was modified from an earlier drought plan that caused farmers and agribusinesses some concerns in the exceptional 2007-2009 drought in north Georgia. The new plan is more friendly to agricultural producers but worries water advocacy groups because of its potentially unscientific methods and chance for political interference in determining drought status.
You can find the official documentation of the approved changes at https://environet.dnr.state.ga.us/30/index.php.
