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Saltwater intrusion due to excessive groundwater withdrawals threatens the Upper Floridan aquifer, the main source of drinking water in coastal Georgia. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Georgia is blessed with unique
environmental riches along the coast, including almost a third of eastern
seaboard’s salt marshes and thousands of acres of rare tidal freshwater
wetlands. However without careful planning, rapid growth and tourism activities
are on a collision course with protection of drinking water supplies and
coastal habitats. The Georgia Conservancy helped develop management plans
for Sapelo and Ossabaw islands that address natural resource conservation,
historic protection and wildlife management. We helped remove the threat
of titanium mining to the Okefenokee Swamp. Currently, we are working
on the Governor Perdue's Coastal Comprehensive Plan, helping to draft
a management plan for coastal groundwater, and continue evaluating the
proposed deepening of Savannah Harbor. Georgia Conservancy will continue
to support policies and programs that help protect and preserve our state's
coastal resources and the wildlife that depends on them to live. |
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