The Upper Suwannee River Water Summit, hosted by the Upper
Suwannee Watershed Initiative, will be Dec. 14 in Tifton, Ga.
The
summit is intended to inform residents and elected officials
about water quantity and quality issues in southwest Georgia.

Many rivers in south Georgia face water shortages and high
pollution levels. Gov. Roy Barnes has called on the state
legislature to make water issues a top priority on its 2001
agenda. In the coming year, decisions will be made that will
affect all Georgians and their access to our watershed.

South Georgia River Basins

At the summit, people in the Withlacoochee, Alapaha, Little and
Suwannee river basins will meet with those working on the water
issues that affect them. They will become involved in developing
solutions to the region’s water problems.

The summit will be at the Rural Development Center on the Tifton
campus of the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and
Environmental Sciences.

The program will begin at 8 a.m. Thursday and run until 4 p.m. A
continental breakfast and lunch will be included in the
$25 registration fee. To sign up, or to get more information,
call the RDC conference office at (912) 386-3416.