The reservoir at the center of a decades-long battle between Georgia and neighboring states will get a first-hand look by the Secretary of the Interior this morning. Ken Salazar will be joined by Governor Sonny Perdue in taking a helicopter tour of Lake Lanier and areas previously under drought. Despite above-normal rainfall in north Georgia in recent months, Lanier is still more than five-feet below full pool. The 20-year fight between Georgia, Alabama and Florida over water from the Chattahoochee River remains mired in court. Georgia wants policies to keep more water in the reservoir, which supplies water to metro Atlanta. The other states want more water released downstream during times of drought.
