One Of Most Endangered Rivers In Georgia

Georgia’s Flint River is one of the nation’s 10 most endangered waterways. The Flint earned the designation from the conservation group American Rivers. The group says plans to dam the Flint would result in an ecological mess. The rankings of endangered rivers takes into account the value of each waterway to people and the environment, and the level of threat it faces.

Group says fix leaks to save water

An advocacy group for rivers says cities across the Southeast can save millions of gallons of water a day through conservation. The group American Rivers released a report today saying steps like repairing leaks in water lines, replacing old fixtures and raising the price of water make more sense than building dams to create new reservoirs. The report estimates conservation could save up to 210 million gallons of water a day in Atlanta. The Southeast has spent much of this decade in a drought, and water shortages have crept up across the region.

(Associated Press)