Comments on: Georgia and a confederation of the thirsty

By: No more water countdowns. Stand up Leadership! « The Perimeter Progressive

No more water countdowns. Stand up Leadership! « The Perimeter Progressive — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:43:11 +0000

[...] A federal judge ruled Atlanta has no right to take water from Lake Lanier. Florida and Alabama are ready to declare War on Georgia to save the (pretty gross) Chattahoochee River. Our Governor is stepping up the rhetoric without offering any solutions, other than inflaming neighboring states and the federal government – and that sure seems the right way to build a consenus on this issue. [...]

By: Arnold

Arnold — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 14:10:33 +0000

Booger get out your map. Actually only the Ocoee (Toccoa to the Georgians) and the Conasauga (Jacks River to some) flows into Tennessee from Georgia. And the Conasauga flows back into North Georgia supplying Dalton and it’s area with water.

The Hiwassee collects from both Georgia and North Carolina including the Nottely. The Little Tennessee and all rivers north flow from North Carolina, and Tennessee itself, (although the Clinch River drains from Kentucky as well) and all feed into the TVA system.

By: Shiri

Shiri — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:42:17 +0000

Water is water, so if you collect it in a barrel, dog dish, pond, ocean, lake…etc, how can you tell me which water molecule I can’t drink ? When it rains, which cloud is banned from dropping water in the lake? The Federal government stopped Ga. from tapping water from a river in Tenn. during our droughts and let millions and millions of illegals drink, bathe, wash their cars, waste water without enforcing the immigration laws, so who’s fought is it about the water level??? The Feds!!!

By: Water

Water — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 17:28:55 +0000

With leaders like ours, who needs enemies?

By: Jim Callihan

Jim Callihan — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:12:51 +0000

Here’s what we get from Congress (the typical “we own it all – screw the states” mentality).

Read this proposed bill (S 787); note the “all intrastate waters” clause, as well as “ACOE waters”):
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:S.787:

Resist tyranny.

By: Will

Will — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:10:23 +0000

Why is Sonny Perdue the only one who thinks the governors shouldn’t talk to each other FIRST before going to Congress?

By: Aaron Burr V. Mexico

Aaron Burr V. Mexico — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:10:41 +0000

And who elected him and then RE elected him.

You get what you vote for, and probably will next year too.

By: Just the Facts

Just the Facts — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:52:47 +0000

Actually, Gov Barnes initiated a reservoir program and sited a first small state reservoir in Lumpkin County to train personnel and establish operating procedures while pushing for 404 permits for larger sites. Gov Perdue came in, sold the reservoir, and let DNR return the reservoir program (which they disliked) to zombie status. When Speaker Richardson pushed through the Water Supply Act of 2008 two years ago, Gov Perdue stripped the reservoir funding out from under it, and also stripped out the tax credit for water-saving appliances and fixtures. Now he says we need a tax credit for water-saving appliances and fixtures. Go figure. Yes, Georgia could always have done more, but no one has done less for water supply than Gov Perdue.

By: Chris Broe

Chris Broe — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:41:42 +0000

History tells us that folks revert to butcherin’ one another over water. This is too serious to take lightly. Just how are we gonna fool the Yankees again on this one? I gotta tell you something: I’m scared a dyin’ of thirst!

I’m scared a dyin’ of thirst!

By: Base

Base — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 02:09:04 +0000

Sonny is the one that told us that he being a Repub he could make a deal with the other 2 states.In eight years he has failed and water is at a crisis,transportation is a disaster,and unemployment is through the roof.Meanwhile Sonny and his henchmen continue to spin how they are taking care of us.