State Leaders Discuss Georgia's Water Shortage

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For two days, state leaders visited Macon to discuss some of Georgia's toughest problems. Education and transportation were some of the hot issues, but the biggest focus was on the state's limited water supply. A judge ruled, the Atlanta area can no longer use Lake Lanier for drinking water. He gave the state a 3-year deadline to find another water source. Now, neighboring states and local cities are joining Atlanta to find a solution. That's because without water, new business is less likely to come to Georgia.

State leaders say the next three years will be important ones as they work to decrease water demand and also find a larger water supply.