Reflections on the A.C.F. and A.C.T. Basin Compacts
Author(s)
Melton, Harold D.
Silliman, R. Todd
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Hatcher, Kathryn J.
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Abstract
Over a fourteen-year period that began in
1990 and ended with the termination of the ACF and
ACT Basin Compacts, the State of Georgia endeavored
to develop with Alabama and Florida agreements that
would guarantee the downstream States a fair and
reasonable supply of water while safeguarding, to the
maximum extent possible, Georgia’s flexibility to
manage its waters for the benefit of all Georgians. From
the perspective of Georgia’s negotiators, Georgia offered
meaningful state-line stream flow guarantees and
limitations on Georgia’s water use. Ultimately, the three
States could not reach agreement. Nevertheless, the
years of interstate and federal-state study, cooperation,
and negotiation greatly advanced the level of knowledge
regarding the water resources of the ACF and ACT
Basins and could help provide the foundation for a future
resolution of the disputes.
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Sponsored by:
Georgia Environmental Protection Division
U.S. Geological Survey, Georgia Water Science Center
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service
Georgia Institute of Technology, Georgia Water Resources Institute
The University of Georgia, Water Resources Faculty
Date
2005-04
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