WASHINGTON (AP) _ The governors of Georgia, Alabama and Florida
are in Washington today to try to reach a truce in the battle over
sharing water.

The Bush administration finds itself in a dilemma as it tries to
help the governors reach some agreement.

If it decides to hold back more water to bolster Georgia's
drinking supply, Alabama and Florida may claim the administration
is crippling their economies to satisfy uncontrolled growth around
Atlanta.

If it continues releasing water downstream to Alabama and
Florida, Georgia could argue it is hanging one of the nation's
largest cities out to dry.

The fact that all three states have Republican governors makes
matters worse for President Bush. Their reputations could rise or
fall based on their handling of the water crisis.

At issue is how much water the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
should capture in federal reservoirs near the head of two river
basins in north Georgia that flow south into Florida and Alabama.