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Governor Sonny Perdue on Saturday asked President Bush for a federal disaster declaration to help 85 drought-striken Georgia counties -- most in north Georgia. Perdue made the announcement in a press conference at Lake Lanier, standing on three closed boat ramps. He called the north Georgia region a natural disaster.
Perdue's request from the federal level comes a day after state lawyers asked a federal judge to force the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to reduce the flow of Lanier's water sent downstream to Florida and Alabama until next spring.
In remarks today, Perdue said
Perdue's request from the federal level comes a day after state lawyers asked a federal judge to force the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to reduce the flow of Lanier's water sent downstream to Florida and Alabama until next spring.
In remarks today, Perdue said
"The actions of the Army Corps of Engineers and Fish and Wildlife Services are not only irresponsible, they are downright dangerous".Click here for more GPB News coverage of the drought.
