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Florida made a last-ditch effort on Monday to convince Supreme Court justices to place limits on how much water Georgia farmers can consume along the Flint River, arguing that a failure to act would be a “death sentence” to the unique ecology of the Apalachicola Bay.
During an hour-long oral argument, conducted virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic, Florida’s attorney Gregory Garre said that Georgia’s “unrestrained” water use led to the collapse of the bay’s iconic oyster industry beginning in 2012. He said that a water-sharing decree by the court would provide “meaningful” benefits to the bay at “little to no cost to Georgia.”
“A decree would simply require (Georgia farmers) to prevent outright waste and adopt more efficient measures to save water while still irrigating,” Garre said. “That’s hardly asking too much.”
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I see them back in court in another four years.
During an hour-long oral argument, conducted virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic, Florida’s attorney Gregory Garre said that Georgia’s “unrestrained” water use led to the collapse of the bay’s iconic oyster industry beginning in 2012. He said that a water-sharing decree by the court would provide “meaningful” benefits to the bay at “little to no cost to Georgia.”
“A decree would simply require (Georgia farmers) to prevent outright waste and adopt more efficient measures to save water while still irrigating,” Garre said. “That’s hardly asking too much.”
Supreme Court reexamines Florida-Georgia water rights case
The Supreme Court on Monday revisited a long-running water rights case between Georgia and Florida.
I see them back in court in another four years.
