SAVE MONEY ON TRAVEL DEALS

Atlanta Regional Commission official Tom Wetandt said water-use priorities will be an important factor in reviewing the proposal for a 200,000-square-foot water park by the Georgia Land and Commercial Solutions real estate group, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Sunday.

"Water consumption will be a major component of the review", the head of the ARC Comprehensive Planning Division said.

Yet with Georgia already three years into the drought, opponents of the proposal say the state's water supplies should be reserved for necessities, not recreation.

"This is a time when we should be focusing on protecting our natural water resources and not using massive amounts of water to replicate some water park in ... an area that has a water crisis", said Sally Bethea of the Georgia water protection group Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper.

The Journal-Constitution reported that an official news release regarding the proposed park is due in a couple weeks from the real estate group.

 BREAKING STORIES

Occasional smoking can damage arteries

Thousands of Georgians cast early ballots

The spice turmeric reduces size of stroke

Doctor: Barker will recover from injuries

Voter group to appeal Georgia ruling

Ga. official to donate 'Smarter' winnings

Georgia bank becomes 10th to fail

Alcohol can cause too much cell death

Barr decries two-party system

Rapper 'Da Brat' draws 3-year sentence

Breastfeeding may help mothers lose weight

Spices protect against aging, diabetes

Ga. legislator wins Dem nod for Senate

'Makeover' house may escape foreclosure

Rice compound cuts diabetic nerve damage

Ethanol yield from grass, yard waste hiked

'Extreme Makeover' House in Ga. Faces Foreclosure

Kid Rock pleads no contest in Ga. brawl

Georgia IMAX machine fails during 'Knight'

Walking boosts elderly independence