Georgia Say United States Should Be Party In High Court Water Dispute Case

(October 14, 2016, 3:39 PM EDT) -- PORTLAND, Maine — Georgia on Oct. 12 told a U.S. Supreme Court special master that Florida’s proposed remedies for alleged overdrafting of the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River Basin will not address Florida’s alleged harm, will impose extreme costs on Georgia and cannot be imposed without the United States becoming a party to the case, which will go to trial Oct. 31 (State of Florida v. State of Georgia, No. 142, Original, U.S. Sup.)....