Metro Atlanta's Chamber of Commerce on Monday sent a letter to the Army Corps of Engineers asking them to let less water out of Lake Lanier. Chamber president Sam Williams says the Corps lets twice as much water out of Lanier as the region needs. He says if it continues at that rate, the city's growth will hit a brick wall.
"The real threat is you don't get things resolved with the Army Corps of Engineers, you don't get the litigation resolved and we don't have a plan in place. The limitation comes when you can't add any more houses, you can't add any more businesses because there isn't sufficient water".
On Friday, Governor Sonny Perdue sent a letter to the Corps giving them a Wednesday deadline to tell him how they will reduce water outflow.
"The real threat is you don't get things resolved with the Army Corps of Engineers, you don't get the litigation resolved and we don't have a plan in place. The limitation comes when you can't add any more houses, you can't add any more businesses because there isn't sufficient water".
On Friday, Governor Sonny Perdue sent a letter to the Corps giving them a Wednesday deadline to tell him how they will reduce water outflow.
