The water wars begin (Georgia vs. Upstate South Carolina)

[DemoTex]

Atlanta may need Upstate (South Carolina) water (excerpts)

Bill Graham, president of FOLKS, which stands for the Friends of Lake Keowee Society, fears the Savannah River basin could be siphoned off to quench metro Atlanta's growing thirst.

"The battle will escalate the demand for an inter-basin transfer from the Upstate lakes to supply Atlanta's unbridled growth," Graham said.

"It needs to be resolved so there is some formula that affords proper use of water in the basin. Otherwise, you have these chaotic events, and everybody is scrambling." (Snip ..)

Unlike South Carolina, where Greenville uses an inter-basin transfer to draw water from Keowee, inter-basin transfers are against the law in Georgia, Stallworth said.

But he said, "Laws can be changed, so it's of some concern."

(More at link)

http://greenvilleonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071016/NEWS01/710160358

Unbridled growth + no planning + environmental denial = heightened entropy and another disaster not unlike like Katrina

Entropy + disaster = economic opportunities for Bu$h cronies

Get it? That's why the Bu$h administration is silent on this looming calamity.