Florida Gov. Rick Scott disclosed Tuesday that his state is going to sue the state of Georgia because its increased consumption of shared water resources is pushing Florida's multi-million-dollar oyster industry to the brink of collapse -- the latest step in escalating litigation that has failed to negotiate a settlement on how to allocate limited water resources between Florida, Georgia and Alabama.
"Because Georgia has not negotiated in good faith to fairly share the waters that flow between our two states, we are announcing today that Florida will bring suit in the U.S. Supreme Court next month to stop Georgia's unchecked consumption of water that threatens the existence of Apalachicola fisheries and the future economic development of this region," Scott said.
Scott argues that Georgia's increasing water consumption is limiting flows to the Apalachicola River, which feeds Apalachicola Bay -- located on the Gulf coast in northwest Florida. Reduced water flow to the bay has created a fishery disaster for those who harvest oysters out of the Gulf of Mexico.
The details are online at Al Jezeera America.
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