Florida, Alabama and Georgia have been in a long battle over water, and Monday there's a chance for a civilized discussion over the hot topic.

Democratic Congressman Allen Boyd will host a forum on the impact of the southeastern drought. The forum, which will be held in Chattahoochee, is supposed to discuss the low freshwater flows on the Apalachicola River as well as on Bay and North Florida's communities.

U.S. Democratic Congressman Heath Shuler of North Carolina will be Boyd's special guest at the forum. Congressman Shuler is the chairman of the Small Business Subcommittee on Rural and Urban Entrepreneurship.

He'll be helping to determine what Congress can do to assist the people of North Florida, especially the small business owners who are affected by this historic drought and low flow of water.

Some others expected to participate in the discussion are the U.S. Army Core of Engineers, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Florida's stakeholders, local business owners, local oystermen, and experts on the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River System.

The meeting begins at 2 o'clock Eastern Time at the U.S. Army Core of Engineers in Chattahoochee. Due to space limitations, the forum is not open to the general public.