Legal Opinion
Georgia v. United States Army Corps of Engineers
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided August 21, 2002No. 02-10135PublishedCited by 69 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARKETT, Circuit Judge:
The State of Florida and Southeastern Federal Power Customers, Inc. (“SeFPC”) appeal from the denial of their motions to intervene as defendants in the State of Georgia’s lawsuit against the Army Corps of Engineers (the “Corps”), which seeks to compel the Corps to increase the water supply available to the City of Atlanta from a source under the control of the Corps.
BACKGROUND
Georgia, Alabama and Florida share the water supply provided by interconnected rivers that flow through the three states. The Chattahoochee River originates in the mountains of north Georgia, flows…
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