Add it up: River of litigation
Facts and figures about the ongoing water wars
Number of years since Buford Dam began operations on the Chattahoochee River, creating Lake Lanier: 53
Number of years since Alabama filed lawsuit that began the “tri-state water wars”: 19
Daily volume of water Atlanta withdraws from Chattahoochee, in million of gallons: 180
Daily volume of water Gwinnett withdraws from Lake Lanier, in million of gallons: 150
Duration of metro Atlanta’s most recent drought, in years: 3
Time between official end of drought and state’s lifting of water restrictions, in months: 2.4
Year that Atlanta’s water demands are projected to exceed river capacity: 2030
Daily per-capita indoor water consumption in metro Atlanta, in gallons: 69
Daily per-capita indoor water consumption for a conserving home, in gallons: 50
Sources: Atlanta Department of Watershed Management, Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, AJC.com