Georgia Opens New Wells

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After victory over Florida in water war, Georgia will let farmers drill new irrigation wells

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For more than a decade , farmers in southwest Georgia haven't been able to drill new irrigation wells to the Floridian aquifer.

That's because Georgia put a halt to farmers drilling wells or taking additional water from streams and lakes in 2012 .

The state of Florida sued in 2013 , arguing that Georgia 's overuse of water from the Flint was causing negative impacts downstream.

A unanimous U.S. Supreme Court in 2021 rejected the lawsuit, saying Florida hadn't proved its case that water use by Flint River farmers was at fault.

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