Source: miami.com
Georgia's water wars conquest at the U.S. Supreme Court doesn't signify the 16-year-old legal fight with Alabama and Florida is anywhere shut to an end. Other legal disputes over the use of water wealth shared by the three states are being fight in different courts in Birmingham and Washington, D.C. On Monday, the Supreme Court discarded the appeal from the city Alabama and Florida also involving increased water distribution for the Atlanta area.

Matt Lembke, a Birmingham attorney who represents Alabama in the water wars, said the choice was no shock because the Supreme Court reviews few cases. But he said it doesn't mean Atlanta is abruptly going to get more water.

The states have been fighting over the water flow in the river sink since 1990 because Georgia needs more water for the Atlanta area, Alabama wants to defend commerce along the state line, and Florida is worried that a reduced water flow would damage the seafood industry in Apalachicola Bay.