Dallas-Fort Worth and Atlanta, two of the nation’s fastest-growing regions, are both largely dependent on surface water supplies, and experience record droughts in the past 15 years. This presentation will share lessons learned from both droughts and explore how water supplies and legislators in both states are addressing the risk and resiliency of water supply systems.

 

Florida Provider No. 0008234

Level of Difficulty – Moderate

• Lessons learned from 2007 Georgia drought
• Lessons learned from 2011 Texas drought
• Legislative response and tools to respond to drought