And this bay is going to come back someway. We are not giving up.

does this exceptional amount of water consumption in the Flint Basin, does that suggest that the state of Florida should be considering a lawsuit

Georgia needs to responsibly reduce and manage its continuously growing consumption of water.

I am hopeful that we can work together with the Army Corps in the interim to create a management system that appropriately accounts for the freshwater flows necessary for the ecosystem and for the fisheries in the bay.

Senator Rubio and I collaborate almost every day that we are in session in Washington.

if it is going to get solved, you all are going to have to do it, or else we have to amend the law.

Thank you for holding this timely hearing on the impact of low water flows from the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint, the ACF, river system on the Apalachicola Bay.

Would oysters in Apalachicola be considered an endangered species?

Sometimes you would be surprised at some of the Senators from the same state that don't necessarily get along.

We need to ensure that our waters are protected for future generations.

But as it has been stated here very eloquently by these two, that is just a drop in the bucket.

the only solution that will change the status quo and solve the crisis facing the Apalachicola River and Bay before it is too late is legislation developed by Senator Nelson