The U.S. Senate voted Wednesday to OK a water reauthorization bill that will not limit Georgia’s water use from Lake Lanier and Lake Allatoona, a restriction that had been sought by lawmakers in Alabama and Florida. The body voted 83-14 to approve the Water Resources Development Act, which authorizes a number of water projects nationally, including the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project. A long-running dispute between Georgia, Alabama and Florida over water-sharing in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin, which includes Lake Lanier, spilled over into the water reauthorization bill.
Senate passes water bill that doesnt limit Lanier use

