Tri-State Water Dispute

Read this article about how a drought impacted water resources and ecosystems in the Southeast United States.

Text-Dependent Questions

  • Describe how the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint (ACF) River Basin has a direct impact on the Apalachicola Bay.
  • Why is there a supply and demand issue with the water?
  • What impacts has the debate over ‘ownership’ of the water that flows through the ACF River Basin caused? Outline some of the history of this debate.