Corps to cut Lanier water releases again

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has agreed to the state’s request to send less water into the Chattahoochee River as it winds through metro Atlanta. The Corps agreed Wednesday to release less water from Lake Lanier, at least through the end of this month. The federal agency that operates Lanier already had reduced the flows from the lake for six weeks in March and April, also from a request from the state. The actions have already resulted in Lanier’s levels rising nearly three feet since mid-March.

Report: Atlanta suburb taking too much water

A suburban Atlanta water provider may be drawing too much water out of a federal reservoir. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers warned the Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority today that it has taken too much water from Lake Allatoona. The water authority has 10 days to respond. The analysis comes days after the governors of Georgia, Alabama and Florida gathered in Washington over water-sharing problems that have festered for the better part of two decades.

Corps to adjust water guidelines

In the midst of the state's record drought, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers now says it will update manuals it uses to decide how Georgia and Alabama share water. The decision applies only to one of Georgia's main river basins, the Coosa-Tallapoosa, which runs southwest through Georgia and Alabama. Georgia lawmakers caution that this action is just one of many the Corps must take to resolve the crisis.