Not enough water in Georgia?

While we see below that Bangkok is worried about being under water, in Georgia there is a disagreement as to is Georgia in a drought and should they be allowed to stop having to pump so much of their water so that Florida can power hydro-electric plants or not.

CNN is reporting Georgia governor, corps differ over extent of water emergency, which highlights some of the disagreement:

Perdue blasted what he called the "silly rules" governing the water supplies, noting that even if the state got replenishing rains, it could not by law conserve those, but must release 3.2 billion gallons a day downstream.

"The actions of the Corps of Engineers and Fish and Wildlife Service are not only irresponsible, I believe they're downright dangerous and Georgia cannot stand for this negligence," Perdue said.

The corps sent a letter to Perdue assessing the situation and pointing out that they are "not going to run out [of water] any time soon," Payne said.

The corps -- under an agreement reached in the 1980s with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the state and downstream users -- releases 5,000 feet of water per second from the dam between Lake Lanier and the Chattahoochee River.

The figure was based on a Florida hydroelectric power plant's needs, as well as concern for endangered species in the river, including mussels and sturgeon.

When you look at the pictures, it seems fairly clear that the water levels in Georgia are low...