Georgia US water reservoir use ruling [US DC] News
Georgia US water reservoir use ruling [US DC]

Southeastern Federal Power Customers, Inc., v. Peter Green, Secretary of the United States Department of the Army, et al., US District Court for the District of Columbia, February 5, 2008 [striking down a 2003 agreement between Georgia and US Army Corps of Engineers which allowed Georgia to use federal water reservoir]. Read the full text of the opinion [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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