Lawmakers seek limits on basin transfers
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Two pieces of legislation in the Georgia House of Representatives seek more government scrutiny on water projects that rely on transferring water from one river basin to another.
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Rep. Tom McCall, R-Elberton, chairman of the House Agriculture and Consumer Affairs Committee, is working on a bill with Rep. Alan Powell, R-Hartwell, to require the state to take into account the effect of such transfers on the "donor" basin before approving a permit.
“We’re not really that interested in running pipelines out of Lake Hartwell and the lakes of northeast Georgia down to metro Atlanta," Powell said.
Rep. Debbie Buckner, D-Junction City, and members of the Columbus delegation filed a bill with a similar intent Monday.
Last week, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources' board passed regulations that recommended, but did not require, the Environmental Protection Division to take into account a list of environmental and economic effects of interbasin transfers when granting permits.
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