U.S. Proposes Southeast Water-Sharing Plan

[flashl]

Source: NY Times

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army Corps of Engineers proposed on Tuesday a new Southeast water-sharing plan to expand storage in upstream lakes and lower river flows into Apalachicola Bay, Fla.

The corps acknowledged that the action was likely to harm threatened species.

The corps proposed its plan after negotiations among the governors of Alabama, Florida and Georgia broke down in February, prompting Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to say Washington would impose its solution.

In an letter to the Fish and Wildlife Service, the corps wrote that the proposal was “likely to adversely affect” four threatened species, the gulf sturgeon and three mussel types.

NY Times

Read more: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/16/us/16drought.html?ref=us

[The2ndWheel]

1. Damn. An action with a consequence

We can never seem to escape that cycle. If only we could...if only we could.

[jpak]

2. Bush F&WS logic - Hot 'lanta got mo' votes than Apalachicola (and sturgeon don't vote)

Therefore they get mo' water....

[Donnachaidh]

3. Wonder if good ole boy Sonny Perdue knew this was coming?

He pretty much told the folks in the drought area it was A-OKAY to fill those POOLS several weeks ago. I can see allowing minimal watering to save vegetation -- but POOLS?

Lots and lots of backroom wheeling and dealing going on over water. :puke: