Article: U.S. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT OPPOSES GEORGIA REQUEST FOR U.S. SUPREME COURT REVIEW IN WATER WAR LITIGATION

Gov. Bob Riley, R-Ala., issued the following news release:

The U.S. Justice Department has filed a brief opposing Georgia's request for review by the U.S. Supreme Court of a key decision in the water war litigation. Earlier this year, the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington declared illegal a settlement agreement between Georgia and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that would have reallocated a significant portion of Lake Lanier for Atlanta's water supply. The appellate court ruled that such a major operational change at Lake Lanier could not be undertaken without congressional approval.

That appellate decision represented a critical victory for Alabama and Florida in the 18-year ...

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