Florida lawmakers are accusing Georgia of negligence in managing its water. Florida is calling on the federal government to intervene to prevent further damage downstream in that state’s Apalachicola Bay. Officials in Florida say a recently unveiled federal plan for the region’s river basin gives Georgia a free pass for failing to implement more stringent conservation measures. Just recently, U.S. Fish and Wildlife officials gave an opinion that keeping more water upstream in Georgia would not jeopardize the existence of four federally protected species downstream.
