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Tri State Showdown pt 3 - Lake Lanier

The Chattahoochee River and it's connection to Lake Lanier is a major part of the Tri State Water Dispute.
photo by Mike Gonzalez
The Chattahoochee River and it's connection to Lake Lanier is a major part of the Tri State Water Dispute.

By Georgia Public Broadcasting

http://stream.publicbroadcasting.net/production/mp3/wual/local-wual-856685.mp3

Atlanta GA – The state of Georgia has three years to get congressional approval to use Lake Lanier as a drinking water source for metro Atlanta. Recently, some politicians and environmentalists have suggested metro Atlanta turn to sources other than the Chattahoochee River for water. But as Georgia Public Broadcasting's John Sepulvado reports, there are four reasons why Lake Lanier is the only answer for metro Atlanta's water woes ...

 

... this series was produced as part of a collaboration between Alabama Public Radio, Florida Public Radio and Georgia Public Broadcasting.

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