As drought grips the southeast, Georgia is withdrawing its lawsuit against U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over how the Corps releases water from Georgia reservoirs. Governor Sonny Perdue says a lawsuit isn’t necessary, now that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is releasing less water from federal reservoirs in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin. The basin feeds north Georgia reservoirs, including Lake Lanier, metro Atlanta’s main water source. Georgia sued the Corps last month as Lake Lanier and other water sources approached historic lows. Last week, the Corps agreed to cut back water releases. It was a victory for Georgia, which has been locked in a nearly two-decades long water battle with Florida and Alabama. Those states say their industry and populations depend on downstream water flows from Georgia.
