Water plan moves through committee
The statewide water plan has cleared committees in both houses of the legislature:
The statewide water plan continued its fast-paced march through the General Assembly today, easily passing through the House Natural Resources and Environment Committee. The Senate committee approved the plan earlier this week.
Both committees passed resolutions — House Resolution 1022 and Senate Resolution 701 — to ratify the plan.
If it is approved by both chambers and the governor, the plan will launch a three-year data gathering effort to determine how much water is available in the state’s rivers, lakes and streams.
It will also create 11 water planning districts, including the existing 16-county Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District for metro Atlanta, to divvy up the water among communities, farms and industries.
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