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February 21, 2008
Need for Water Leads Georgia to Seek Border Correction
Georgia lawmakers, with the drought in their state on their collective minds, have passed a resolution yesterday to move the northern borderline so that there is access to the waters of the Tennessee River (pictured).
In 1796, when Tennessee was admitted to the Union, the border was originally defined by United States Congress as located on the 35th parallel, thereby ensuring that at least a portion of the Tennessee River would be located within Georgia, but an erroneous survey in 1818, incorrectly placed the border 1.1 miles south, and was quickly ratified by Tennessee.
"It's the silliest thing I've ever seen any group of Republicans do. I'm embarrassed that they would embarrass the party like that," said Tennessee Rep. Gerald McCormick, a Republican from Chattanooga, a Tennessee town just north of the state line. "They're idiots."
"I don't know that state boundaries have been changed based on mistakes of surveying," Republican Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue said at a press briefing Monday. "But I want to invite you to do something. Go to Google Earth, and look at where the line is drawn on Google Earth. It's right at the 35th parallel, which does cut into the Tennessee River."
The matter, if Georgia pursues it, would have to be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, as reported by the Associated press and published by the Los Angeles Times.
Posted by Stephen Betheil at February 21, 2008 01:59 PM
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Candidates for Georgia Governor to Debate Water Issues at UWG
April 7, 2010
CARROLLTON, Ga. – The University of West Georgia will hold a forum on Friday, April 23, to discuss the state’s water issues, highlighted by a debate among the candidates for Georgia governor from both major parties.
The forum, “Legal and Operational Challenges to Water Conservation,” will feature discussions by water experts from across the region and nation, and will include a luncheon provided by the conference.
The event will conclude with the gubernatorial candidates sharing their ideas for conservation and management of Georgia’s water resources – a key issue to be faced by the next governor.
Candidates who have confirmed their participation include Republicans Jeff Chapman, Nathan Deal, Ray McBerry, John Oxendine and Austin Scott and Democrats Carl Camon, DuBose Porter and David Poythress.
The candidates’ forum will be moderated by Fox 5 Atlanta TV news anchor Deidra Dukes and will begin at 7 p.m. in the UWG Coliseum.
All events are open to the public.
Members of the media who wish to cover the events can contact Rob Douthit, UWG’s director of media relations, at 678-839-5495 or rdouthit@westga.edu.
For more information, visit www.westga.edu/water.
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