The Georgia Regional Water Councils are appointed by Governor Sonny Purdue to determine Georgia’s current water resources, forecast it’s usage in the next 40 years, and create rules which will govern the usage of this resource for all Georgians and Georgia industries.
They are about 1 year into a 3-year schedule to dramatically change the way Georgia uses and deals with water.
They are about 1 year into a 3-year schedule to dramatically change the way Georgia uses and deals with water.
As this is a limited resource and our needs are growing every day, water will be THE hot topic issue in the next 10 years. Good management will allow citizens to privately manage whatever water they have on and in their land. Poorly written rules could go so far as permit the EPD and the DNR to wield control over private property where there is what may be considered a viable water source- be that a stream or well, or- even rainfall.
Write to the commission and let them know that you expect their rules to favor private citizens and their property rights. Tell them that you expect them to make no rule prohibiting or restricting the capture of rainfall, use of existing private lakes or ponds, or construction of water wells on private property.
Write to the commission at the following address:
arnettia_murphy@dnr.state.
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