What other issues has the Georgia Water Coalition worked on in the past?
When the Georgia Water Coalition was formed in 2002, it fought against an effort to privatize the right to withdraw water in the state of Georgia. The coalition believes that the surface and ground waters of the state must continue to be managed as a public resource, regulated by the state in the public interest and in a sustainable manner. Similarly, the coalition has fought against proposals to initiate water quality permit trading in Georgia. The idea of trading permits undermines the concept of water being owned in common by everyone, and it implies that the permits themselves carry a property right separate from the right to use the water. This, in turn, would undermine the fundamental concept of water as a public resource.
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