Task Force: 2012 Too Soon For New Water Sources

ATLANTA -- There are plenty of ways that Georgia can replace
water from Lake Lanier if a federal judge turns off the tap for
Metro Atlanta.

But most options are pricey. And none would provide water
quickly enough to meet a judge's 2012 deadline.

A new analysis from a task force created by Georgia Gov. Sonny
Perdue found it would take at least eight years to bring new
reservoirs online. And conservation measures alone won't make up for 280 million gallons a day Atlanta will lose if its supply from
Lake Lanier dries up.

The findings place new pressure for Georgia to broker a deal
with neighboring Florida and Alabama. In July a federal judge found Georgia had few rights to Lake Lanier. He gave them until 2012 to work out their differences.