The Army Corps of Engineers has received a letter from Georgia officials requesting the flow of water out of Lake Lanier be cut-down to help the needs of metro Atlanta. The state’s Enviromental Protection Director wants the Corps to keep an additional 130-million gallons of water a day in the federal reservoir through April. The letter says this move is needed to "preserve valuable storage in Lanier for future use during this exceptional drought".
Meanwhile, it appears a water-sharing deal between Georgia, Alabama and Florida will not be done by the previously set deadline of today. The Interior Secretary is mediating the dispute--he says he expects to receive a status report today instead. Any new deadline being set depends on where the three sides are in talks.
Meanwhile, it appears a water-sharing deal between Georgia, Alabama and Florida will not be done by the previously set deadline of today. The Interior Secretary is mediating the dispute--he says he expects to receive a status report today instead. Any new deadline being set depends on where the three sides are in talks.
