As the citizens of North Georgia (and Metro Atlanta in particular) face the growing reality of running out of water in less than 3 months. The states of Alabama and Florida have called on the US Army Corps of Engineers to release more water to supply those states down stream. Environmentalists are also blaming growth for the water woes. And while it is true that rapid growth in Metro Atlanta has placed a growing strain on the state’s water resources that does not justify the Corps of Engineers releasing hundreds of millions of gallons of water every day to sustain the conditions for mussels, as US citizens will soon be forced to go without water.

Where in the Constitution does it state that the federal government may sacrifice the lives and livelihoods of human beings to protect animal species? Where in the Constitution does it state that Alabama and Florida can dictate the use of another state’s natural resources?

The question also remains whether or not the Federal Emergency Management Agency stands ready to provide water to 5 million Atlantans by Janurary, perhaps the citizens of Florida and Alabama can send water as well, considering these states and the Federal government have exacerbated the drought in Georgia it seems entirely appropriate.

Perhaps the Corps of Engineers will finance the construction of massive desalinization facilities to provide water to the citizens of Atlanta as they waste the current supply?
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/weather/10/17/southerndraught.ap/index.html