Save Lake Lanier

Today Sonny Perdue will meet with the governors of Alabama and Florida to discuss the water war is continuing to rage with the water in Lake Lanier. The governors are trying to come up with a solution to a 17 year-old disagreement of sharing water from Lake Lanier. Alabama and Florida want to have the Chattahoochee River below Buford Dam flowing very full for power plants in Alabama and to save the muscle industry in Apalachicola Bay in Florida. Georgia wants to continue to use Lake Lanier at its primary water source for Atlanta. However a judge ruled that Lake Lanier’s primary function is not to provide water for metro Atlanta. The judge gave Georgia 3 years to come up with another water source for Atlanta. Sonny Perdue has tried to appeal to Congress but with little support, the governor is hoping to work out a deal with Alabama and Florida. We will have to wait and see what results from today’s meeting.  
Today Lake Lanier stands at 1071.94 and dropping. The COE is trying to lower Lake Lanier to 1070 within a couple days primarily for flood control. It seems each time the water gets close to 1070; another cold front pushes through with torrential rain.

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