Gary Hawkins
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The following is a summation of the Georgia-Florida Water Case or “Water War” as reported by Dan Chapman of the Atlanta Constitution on November 3, 2016: *** *** *** *** *** There was no court held on November 2, 2016 in the Georgia-Florida Water Case.
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The following is a summation of the Georgia-Florida Water Case or “Water War” as reported by Dan Chapman of the Atlanta Constitution on November 2, 2016: *** *** *** *** *** Georgia officials face tough questions in water war trial Florida attorneys allege state hoarded supply in droughts. By Dan Chapman dchapman@ajc.com PORTLAND, ME.…
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The Georgia-Florida Water Case or “Water War” went to court on October 31. The following is a summation of that case as reported by Dan Chapman of the Atlanta Constitution on November 1, 2016: *** *** *** *** WATER WARS States begin making case at water trial Georgia, Florida trade accusations, find fault as…
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The Georgia-Florida water dispute or “Water War” began the court phase of the proceedings this week. On Saturday October 29, Dan Chapman with the Atlanta Journal Constitution wrote an article that laid out the timeline from the beginning to the beginning of this week. The article if copied below: *** *** *** *** Georgia faces…
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The SE Farm Press ran a story concerning pesticides in the aftermath of flooding events in one of their recent editions. The article list some standard guidelines for handling pesticide spills to protect you and water resources. The article can be found in the Oct 6th edition of SE Farm Press.
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Pam Knox, Agricultural Climatologist with UGA CAES and Crop and Soil Science Department writes in here post dated September 29, 2016 that a small area of Georgia (upper NW corner) has been designated as had a D4 drought condition, the first since February 5, 2013. She further states that if you are experiencing conditions that you…
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Pam Knox re-posted a story from the Atlanta Journal concerning the Atlanta Flood of 2009. To read the story and the conditions that lead to the flood, click here.
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With the drought conditions continuing across Georgia, different groups have declared drought conditions in a number of counties. There is however, more than one drought declaration and they are for different purposes. The EPD declared a Level 1 drought in 53 counties across Georgia which triggers a set of strategies set by the Rules. Within…
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With 53 Georgia counties in a Level 1 drought condition currently, the main focus should be water conservation. Some of the things that can be done to conserve water are listed below: Indoors: One fact sheet from UGA is Every Drop Counts: Conserve Water at Home 1. Run water only when needed 2. If you…
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EPD declares Level 1 Drought for 53 counties in Georgia.