The drought in north Georgia is getting one upstate New York county to market its abundance of water to southern companies.
With the falls in New York's Niagara County there's plenty of water, and officials there want business in the South to know about it. They're planning a media campaign highlighting the area's wealth of power and fresh water.
Fred Teeter is with the Niagara County Office for Economic Development. He says if the drought continues, businesses in the South may need an option.
"Building permits for industry are starting to be held-off or denied, so that becomes a serious problem for everyone. It's our intention to certainly just make southeast companies aware of the availability of water in our area".
Teeter has visited at least four southern states, including Georgia and North Carolina which have been hardest hit by the drought. But Teeter admits that when it comes to nice weather, the South definitely has more of it.
With the falls in New York's Niagara County there's plenty of water, and officials there want business in the South to know about it. They're planning a media campaign highlighting the area's wealth of power and fresh water.
Fred Teeter is with the Niagara County Office for Economic Development. He says if the drought continues, businesses in the South may need an option.
"Building permits for industry are starting to be held-off or denied, so that becomes a serious problem for everyone. It's our intention to certainly just make southeast companies aware of the availability of water in our area".
Teeter has visited at least four southern states, including Georgia and North Carolina which have been hardest hit by the drought. But Teeter admits that when it comes to nice weather, the South definitely has more of it.
