Governor Sonny Perdue's Water Contingency Task Force met for the first time this week

to discuss metro Atlanta's alternative water sources.

For analysis on what kind of influence the group could have on state lawmakers, Rickey Bevington speaks with Tom Crawford of CapitolImpact.com.

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