While drought and record low water levels along Lake Lanier and the Chattahoochee River flood the media with and charges, counter-charges and claims over divvying up the flow, Georgians downriver in Columbus still manage to enjoy what remains -- while it lasts.
Meanwhile, the State of Georgia is still waiting for the Corp of Engineers to decide whether it will lower the flow of water out of Lake Lanier. Governor Perdue has threatened legal action if the corps does not comply with the state's request.
On Wednesday, Georgia environmental protection division director Carol Couch warned of dire consequences.
Update - Wednesday evening: The State of Georgia will sue the Army Corps of Engineers over its water releases from Lake Lanier and the state’s federal reservoirs. Governor Sonny Perdue late Wednesday afternoon released a statement saying,
"...the Corps’ nonsensical action to further release vital water from Georgia’s already depleted federal reservoirs must not stand."Click here for more.
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