Are water reservoirs a good idea?

For decades, Georgia, Alabama and Florida have not been able to figure out how to share water. The tri-state water wars have prompted many state leaders to get behind reservoirs as a solution. A new coalition is questioning that approach.

In the past, top state officials have said Georgia needs more reservoirs so the state would no longer miss out on rainfall that it could capture and reuse.

Billy Hall argues there’s a problem with that theory. Hall, the CEO of Atlanta-based environmental law firm New Fields, says the theory is based on the argument that Georgia doesn’t have enough water.