ATLANTA - Georgia, Alabama and Florida have asked a judge to keep their negotiations in the long-running regional legal fight over water rights confidential.
The states said in a motion filed this week that they have already begun "confidential negotiations" but want a court order to ensure that they remain so.
The three states also said that they have scheduled at least five more meetings. The governors met in December, predicting that they would hash out a solution this year.
A federal judge dealt a stunning blow to Georgia last year, ruling that the state has little legal rights to the massive north Georgia reservoir that supplies Atlanta with most of its water.
The judge gave the states three years to reach an accord or risk cutting Georgia off from most of its supply.
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October 7th, 2024
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