Possible Solutions to Atlanta Water Crisis

This continues from the same article as the previous clip -- I thought it was important enough to do one clip on the problem and one on possible solutions.

clipped from www.adn.com Former Gov. Roy Barnes, a Democrat who was defeated in 2002, told reporters this week that he had planned to offer grants to fix leaks that waste millions of gallons of water each year. He also said he planned to build three new state reservoirs in north and west Georgia to help insulate the state from a future water crisis It seems the idea of building state reservoirs is gaining steam in the Legislature as Georgia's battle with the Corps over federal reservoirs heats up. Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle said he favors building more regional reservoirs shared by multiple communities to harness the 50 trillion gallons of water that fall over Georgia each year. start using more "purple water" - waste water that is partially treated and can be used for irrigation, fire fighting and uses other than drinking all outdoor watering across was banned across the northern half of the state, restaurants were asked to serve water only at a customer's request take shorter showers