That was the scene 13 years ago in Macon when the city ran out of water. The middle Georgia city's water plant was knocked out by Tropical Storm Alberto's floodwaters in 1994. Many of the city's 160,000 residents were without water for three weeks.
The scene in Macon could also offer a glimpse of the future of Atlanta and some other cities in Georgia and the drought-stricken Southeast.
A spokesman for the Georgia Emergency Management Agency -- Buzz Weiss -- says the important thing is to be prepared.
But the state, the city of Atlanta and the Georgia National Guard -- which could be called into action by the governor to deliver water in an emergency -- have yet to work out the details of exactly where the water would be distributed and how, saying it is too soon to say where it might be needed.
In any case, those are just emergency measures for supplying people with the water they need for drinking, cooking, bathing and flushing the toilet. Atlanta and other communities have yet to settle on a long-term solution if the water runs out.
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