Water Park Proposal Comes Under Fire In Drought Stricken Atlanta Area

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Water Park Proposal Comes Under Fire In Drought Stricken Atlanta Area

Story Published: May 5, 2008 at 11:35 AM EDT

Story Updated: May 5, 2008 at 11:35 AM EDT

ATLANTA (AP)- Environmentalists say they're dumbfounded about a
real estate company's proposal to build a 200,000-square-foot water
park in Buford while the state remains in a drought.

Sally Bethea is executive director of the Upper Chattahoochee
Riverkeeper, a Georgia water protection group. She calls the idea
"absolutely insane.''

A managing partner of Georgia Land and Commercial Solutions,
Chad Lagomarsino, declined to give details, saying only it will start off as a 50,000-square-foot indoor water park as part of a larger development.

Georgia has entered the third year of its drought. Atlanta area residents and businesses are coping with outdoor watering restrictions. Georgia is battling Florida over how much water the
state can store in Lake Lanier, the region's main source of drinking water.

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