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Summary of a Workshop on Water Issues in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint and Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa (ACF-ACT) River Basins (2009) / Chapter Skim
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Topics Discussed at the Workshop
Pages 5-7

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... 3) The flow regime of the lower Apalachicola River and Apalachicola Bay, and implications for navigation, aquatic ecology, and species of concern A topic of central importance in ACF-ACT water management decisions is water flow into Apalachicola Bay.
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... most climate change scenarios portend reduced water supplies and more severe droughts. Throughout the day, other participants noted the importance of possible climate change and how it may be affecting, and possibly reducing, long-term surface water and groundwater supplies.
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... district court by Judge Paul Magnuson that may have important implications for Lake Lanier operations and downstream flows into Apalachicola Bay. Some meeting participants urged that the NRC not conduct any study before a decision on these cases is reached; others, however, asserted that an NRC study that could provide advice for better management of shared water resources would be timely (note: Judge Magnuson held a live hearing on these cases in Jacksonville, Florida on May 11, 2009; any NRC study likely would not likely begin before early 2010)
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