drought

A few weeks ago there was an article in the news about Orlando wanting to tap into the St Johns River to further development.  Last night it was the state of Georgia reporting Atlanta could go dry in 90 days. 

Can you imagine what it would be like to have no running water to your home? 

Something I found out last week that I also did not know before is that the aquifer Florida relies upon is shared by multiple states.

Some of the water being drained from Lake Lanier is coming down into Florida to sustain life for mussels and such. 

Stopping development will not solve this crisis, and it's also not the sole culprit but it surely is a major contributor. Allowing things to remain as they are could send it past the point of  no return.  This is no longer a preventative issue, it is damage control. 

An article in the TU online this morning reveals that central florida wants to tap the St Johns River in order to support future development. 

Do the powers that be have a good enough grip on the long term effects of messing with the enviroment to even be considering this?

Is this just another situation where the tax payers are going to foot the bill to line already very full pockets?

When you try to put 10lbs of bs in a 5lb bag will it not burst?  At some point does no one have the common sense when to realize that not everything should be developed? 

Very dangerous undertaking, for no true legitimate reason other then greed.