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Judge Recommends Georgia Prevail In Water War With Florida
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A federal judge is recommending that Georgia prevail in a longstanding legal battle with Florida over water use from rivers shared by the states.
U.S. Circuit Judge Paul Kelly Jr. ruled Wednesday that Florida failed to prove harm from Georgia's consumption from the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint river basin that flows from north of Atlanta to the Gulf of Mexico.
The U.S. Supreme Court appointed the judge to review the case and will decide whether to accept his recommendation.
Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Noah Valenstein says state officials are “extremely disappointed.”
Gov. Brian Kemp applauded the ruling.
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