Bottled water is ammo in drought war...

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Tenn. mayor sends Georgia bottled water
Tactic follows attempt by lawmakers to move in on Tennessee River

ATLANTA - Drought-parched Georgia got a "cool wet kiss of friendship" Wednesday from neighboring Chattanooga, Tenn., in the form of a truckload of bottled water delivered to lawmakers at the state Capitol.

Both chambers of the Georgia Legislature passed a resolution last week asserting that a flawed 1818 survey mistakenly placed Georgia's northern line just short of the Tennessee River. Its flow is about 15 times greater than the Chattahoochee, on which Atlanta depends for water.

State Sen. David Shafer, sponsor of the border proposal, said he accepted the water as "a down payment on the billions of gallons of Georgia water that feed the Tennessee River from the creeks and streams of northwest Georgia.

Another supporter, state Rep. Harry Geisinger, took one of the bottles to the floor of the House, and held it aloft for the 180 members to see.

"Our first installment of water has arrived from Chattanooga."

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