The first water war?

[sparky]

Water disputes in the United States have taken a bizarre turn, with one state attempting to redraw its borders to capture access to the Tennessee River.

Georgia’s water supply is in trouble and it would really help if it could access the river, which currently lies a kilometer or so north of the state. So politicians have decided to claim that the people who originally drew up the border with Tennessee got it wrong, setting it south of the rightful boundary on the 35th parallel.

The Great Beyond: Singing politicians fight for water

[bruce]

Interesting piece in Business Week about water.

A World of Water Woes

[the nature scene]

This is by no means the first of the "water wars" in the United States. The Western States have had multiple political battles over water allocation. Over the past few years, things have started to move to the Eastern States.

Georgia, Alabama, and Florida have been in an intense legal battle over water for the past 15 years.

North Carolina and South Carolina are currently involved in two separate battles over water in rivers which crosses the border they share.

South Carolina and Georgia are actually working together on a pact concerning water use from the Savannah River. This is an exception, and shows that they are willing to work together rather than wait for things to go to court.

[forfi]

The first water wars?? Stampede and The Big Country

[seven]

Is water conservation practiced in America much?

[kevinthemann]

Originally Posted by bruce

Interesting piece in Business Week about water.

The first graph shows how the total water use and the shares of different sectors changed gradually over the second half of the 20th century. It is interesting to see while the shares of different sectors were continuously changing, the total water use almost did not change in the last 15 years of 20th century.