Rising water levels and droughts will be worse until people use less water. Ingle suggested that we are finally accepting climate change and are beginning to limit the growth of greenhouse gases. Water quantity issues range from inter-basin transfer to in-stream flow policy, which needs updating and monitoring, and water rights issues. State rules for CAFO (Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations) are being rewritten and these are depleting the curbs that have been in place. All of the bills are in the interest of business and relax requirements. Four different bills dealing with water quality have been proposed this legislative session in Georgia that range from harvesting sunk logs to septic tank waste. Both water quality and water quantity are terrifying problems that are complicated by many levels of government having a say: Local and county government, state agencies, EPD, state legislation, Federal agencies such as the EPA, and federal legislation. Environment Georgia is an advocacy group for legislation that affects our rivers. These cuts have had detrimental effects on Georgia waterways.
The Georgia Department of Environmental Protection had its budget cut by 44% and vacant positions go unfilled. It lists the 12 “most endangered” rivers in GA. The report “Georgia’s Dirty Dozen” is available online at GA River Network. These sessions offered a wide range of topics to the participants. Moe brought to the attention of the audience that water is a unique, finite resource, and that water scarcity will have global repercussions related to food security, health, societal stability, development and peace.Īfter the keynote address, concurrent breakout sessions were offered. For instance a hamburger requires 2,400 liters of water to produce. The amount of water used by a society depends on what food is produced. The seventh goal includes the objective to reduce by half the population without sustainable access to safe drinking water and basic sanitation by 2015.Īt present, the United States is the largest per capita consumer of water. Moe brought attention to the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) adopted by all United Nations members. Some of the sobering facts presented include that only half of the children in the world have toilets at their schools and that 5,000 children die each day from lack of water or waterborne maladies. Moe’s address, titled “Evolution and Revolution in Water and Sanitation: From Atlanta to Accra” reflected her extensive experience in global health and water safety across the developing world. Anne-Marie Carlson, Chair of CTAUN introduced the keynote speaker, Dr.
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