Rick Scott Announces Supreme Court Battle Against Georgia on Water Consumption

On Tuesday, Gov. Rick Scott announced Florida was going to the U.S. Supreme Court to sue Georgias water consumption. Scott said Georgias water use was hurting fisheries around Apalachicola Bay which he and other political leaders, including U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., toured on Tuesday.

Because Georgia has not negotiated in good faith to fairly share the waters that flow between our two states, we are announcing today that Florida will bring suit in the U.S. Supreme Court next month to stop Georgias unchecked consumption of water that threatens the existence of Apalachicola fisheries and the future economic development of this region, Scott said. This lawsuit will be targeted toward one thing -- fighting for the future of Apalachicola. This is a bold, historic legal action for our state. But this is our only way forward after 20 years of failed negotiations with Georgia. We must fight for the people of this region. The economic future of Apalachicola Bay and Northwest Florida is at stake.