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After many years of water-apportionment disputes, Florida (plaintiff) sued Georgia (defendant) in 2013. Florida alleged that Georgia’s overconsumption of Flint River water reduced water flow to the Apalachicola River, reducing Florida’s water supply and harming Florida’s oyster fisheries.
22 Φεβ 2021 · Florida claims that Georgia's overconsumption of Basin waters caused low flows in the Apalachicola River which seriously harmed Florida's oyster fisheries and river ecosystem. The first Special Master appointed by the Court to assess Florida's claims recommended dismissal of Florida's complaint.
The Court unanimously found that Florida had not met its heavy burden of proving by clear and convincing evidence that Georgia’s overconsumption of the Basin waters caused the collapse of Florida’s oyster fisheries and harm to Florida’s river ecosystem.
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22 Φεβ 2021 · Georgia. Holding: Florida failed to establish that Georgia’s overconsumption of interstate waters was either a substantial factor contributing to, or the sole cause of, Florida’s injuries. Judgment: Exceptions overruled, and case dismissed, 9-0, in an opinion by Justice Barrett on April 1, 2021.
