A drought has stricken the northern part of Georgia. The two main lakes that give water to the millions of people around metro Atlanta are drying up. Lake Lanier and Allatoona is sending more water down stream everyday; compared to the water that is coming into these two big lakes. North Georgia would be a lot better off if they stopped this drastic decrease that is occurring daily. However, the folks in Alabama and Florida also use the water from these lakes downstream and they are demanding that the flow continues.

One thing that Florida and Alabama don’t understand is that once these lakes dry up, then there will be no water for anybody. It would be better if they turned down the amount that is going down stream everyday now, and force the folks in Alabama and Florida to slow down on their consumption of this valuable supply of water. Each day that goes by with no significant rainfall, is each day that is being lost in the efforts to retain some of this water in North Georgia.

Laws were in place that date back many years on just how much water Georgia would supply its neighboring states. These laws are old and archaic and need to come off the books. We all need to be saving the water right now and that’s just not happening. The people in Florida and Alabama are still continuing to use their full supply each day and the federal government has failed to step in and solve this crisis. It’s now getting to the point where it’s too late and the people down in Florida and Alabama are going to be hurt the worse when they have to quit using the water in a sudden stop. At least the people in North Georgia are already getting use to using the least amount of water it takes to do the daily routines of our life. THANKS A LOT FEDERAL GOVERNMENT!