Court puzzles over claims about Georgia’s water use

The Supreme Court tried Monday to inject some mystery into its second consideration of a long-running dispute between Georgia and Florida over water that flows from the Atlanta suburbs to the Gulf of Mexico.

Invoking Agatha Christie and Arthur Conan Doyle, the justices puzzled over Florida’s claims that blame for the decimation of the state’s oyster industry lies with Georgia farmers who use too much water from the Flint River.

A decision is expected by late June.