From drooping trees and dry stream beds this drought has hit
Georgia’s
environment and wildlife hard. Gov.
Perdue’s announcement of a 10% cut in water permits means our businesses and
our industry will feel a pinch as well. The
only silver lining will come if we learn from past mistakes and make changes
that will avoid this type of water crunch in the future. All our
decisions—whether it be about where and how we build a housing development,
what type of energy the state uses, or what type of plants we put in our
yard—need to take water use into account.
The Governor’s announcement last night is more likely to
accomplish results than fighting with Alabama
about who gets what or scapegoating mussels. Next we hope he looks at measures
that we can put into place to significantly and permanently reduce water use in
the state.
