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City council discusses water rates in budget talks

The price Atlantans pay for water is part of a discussion around the city government’s budget for the upcoming fiscal year.Atlanta Watershed Department Commissioner Jo Ann Macrina wants to reorganize...

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Buford Dam water release safety

 Today, June 20th marks the official start of summer.   It’s a time when many people decide to visit Lake Lanier or any of the nearby rivers.  But when the Army Corps of Engineers releases Lake Lanier...

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Buford Dam at 'Water Release'

Today marks the first full day of summer.   It’s a time when many people decide to visit Lake Lanier or the nearby rivers.  But when the Army Corps of Engineers releases Lake Lanier water from Buford...

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U.S. Supreme Court won’t hear water war appeal

Today, the U.S. Supreme Court said it will not hear an appeal from Alabama and Florida in its water war with Georgia.However, it might be sometime before Georgia reaps the benefits of the court’s...

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Water Coalition Releases Dirty Dozen List

The Georgia Water Coalition has released its dirty dozen report. The list focuses on the twelve worst offenses to the state’s waterways.The Ogeechee River tops the coalition’s list for the second year...

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Water Rate Increase Takes Effect in DeKalb County

If you’re a DeKalb County resident you may have noticed a spike in your water bill in the past month or two.County officials say the additional amount on residents’ bills is due to an increase that...

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Lake Lanier Close to Full Summer Pool

It looks like more Georgians will be able to enjoy Lake Lanier this summer.  Thanks to the recent rain, the lake has almost reached its full summer pool level. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers manages...

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State of Atlanta's Environment on Earth Day

On this Earth Day, Atlanta is taking steps towards improving its environment, but we still have challenges, according to Gil Rogers, Senior Attorney with the Southern Environmental Law Center.Rogers...

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FBI Investigating North Georgia Water Plant Break-In

  The FBI is investigating a break-in at north Georgia water plant, and some 400 households in Murray County have been advised not to drink their tap water.Murray County Sheriff Gary Langford tells...

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Cumming and Forsyth to Enter Mediation Over Water Dispute

Cumming draws water from Lake Lanier, and has long provided it to Forsyth County at an untreated rate of 10-cents per thousand gallons.That contract expired, and Cumming officials said they will only...

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Water Wars and the Future of Rivers: A Talk with Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.

  It has now been a year since Georgia won a major victory in its water war with Florida and Alabama.  On June 25, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Georgia can continue to use Lake Lanier as a...

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Study Wrongly Predicts Georgia's Future Water Use

The Atlanta office of the national consulting firm Burns & McDonnell this week issued a dire prediction: By 2020, Georgia’s water consumption would double.  For metro Atlanta, the picture was far...

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Florida Plans to Sue Georgia over Water Usage

The state of Florida plans to sue Georgia over water usage.Florida Governor Rick Scott says Georgia’s water consumption is disrupting the flow of water to the Apalachicola Bay. Florida Gov. Scott says...

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Florida Sues Georgia Over Fresh Water Use

In a suit filed with the U.S. Supreme Court Tuesday, Florida is asking the high court to force Georgia to more equitably share fresh water that flows into Florida and Alabama, and Georgia says it plans...

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Suit: City Illegally Charging Water Customers

Two Atlanta residents are suing the city, claiming it is collecting tens of millions of dollars in illegal fees and taxes through the watershed department, costs that are then passed on to...

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ARC: Drought or No Drought, We Need to Conserve Water

  For many in metro Atlanta, the drought years at the end of the last decade are barely a memory.  But, a new presentation from the Atlanta Regional Commission, called a "Regional Snapshot," argues we...

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Tickets On Sale Now For NPR Presents: Water±

Join us for a storytelling experience about nature's most precious and destructive force, directed by Tony Award Winner Kenny Leon. NPR Correspondent Tamara Keith and WABE's Denis O'Hayer will take the...

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Georgia Prepares for New Water Wars Battle: A Talk with the ARC's Katherine...

On Monday, Nov. 3, 2014, the U.S. Supreme Court announced it will hear Florida's appeal in the long-running water war with Georgia.  In agreeing to hear Florida's case, the Court injected a new note of...

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Huge Park on Atlanta's Westside Is Inching Towards Reality

Eventually Bellwood Quarry will be big. Right now, it’s 300 acres of woods and trash, plus the quarry itself. But the plan is for it to be a huge new park on Atlanta’s Westside, and the committee...

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Ebola, Housing Among Top Issues To Watch This Year

As 2015 gets going, we’re checking in with WABE reporters on some of the stories and trends they’ll be watching.TransportationThe state legislature will have to wrestle with transportation issues this...

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