Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) Drought: Federal Water Management Issues

Carter, Nicole T. ; Kaplan, Stan Mark ; Buck, Eugene H. ; Brougher, Cynthia ; Kristina Alexander

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Water quality management;    Water resources development;    Water law and legislation;   

RP-ID  :  RL34326
RP-ID  :  RL34326_2008May01

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report provides an introductory analysis of federal water management issues in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF), particularly during drought. The report underscores that decision makers are faced with the tradeoff of the current harm that reduced flows may cause aquatic species against the benefits of maintaining water in storage for future multipurpose use later. The first section briefly introduces the basin's water resources and related federal issues. The second section summarizes current federal reservoir operations. The third section discusses how the municipal, industrial, and agricultural uses of ACF waters affect federal reservoir management. The fourth section covers how species protections affect Corps operations and how Corps operations may affect protected species. The fifth section briefly discusses legislation in the 110th Congress related to the ACF and water supply and management issues in the Southeast. The report concludes with comments about the ACF in the broader context of federal CRS-2 water policies and projects.