Georgia
Georgia SPA Contacts
Dec 5, 2008
For more information about pool and spa issues in Georgia, contact Teresa Christmas, SPA admiinistrator for Georgia at:
Teresa Christmas
2841 Old Winder Jefferson Highway
Jefferson GA 30549
706-367-5398
Teresa Christmas: E-mail
Decision to come soon on lake flow reduction
Dec 5, 2008
November 22, 2008 - Atlanta Journal Constitution -- Staff reports that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says a decision could come soon on whether to reduce the flow of water from lakes on the South Carolina-Georgia border. South Carolina and Georgia have asked for a reduction in water flow through the Thurmond Lake dam through February to conserve water in the upper lakes. Corps spokesman Billy Birdwell said the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fishery Service on Friday endorsed the plan to restrict the flow, but only through January. Click HERE to read the full story.
Tri-state water wars fought on many fronts
Dec 5, 2008
November 30, 2008 - Gainesville Times - Harris Blackwood writes, the 18-year-old dispute over water between Georgia, Florida and Alabama is a tangled web that includes seven federal lawsuits in three different court systems and a plethora of plaintiffs. There are six suits that have been moved to the Middle District of Florida, where a federal judge from Minnesota, Paul Magnuson, will preside over the cases. Gov. Sonny Perdue told a Republican Governor’s Conference in Florida earlier this month that Florida is using environmental arguments to mask the real issue in the water war. Click HERE to read the full story.