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Maverick
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Corp and APCo Press Releases
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7/20/2007 10:37:51 PM
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See Lake martin HOBO website for the following press releases we received today.
- Corps to Increase Flows from Allatoona
- APCo Cuts Flow at Hydro Dams
URL: Corp and APCo Press Releases
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RidgeRider
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Gov. Riley
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7/21/2007 8:34:17 AM
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got to like the fact that he took action with the letter. Thanks Governor! Some politicians would have been much slower to react and may not have reacted at all.
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bass25
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Corp and APCo Press Releases
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7/21/2007 4:38:31 PM
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Atlanta must share water with Alabama
By STACY SHELTON
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Published on: 07/21/07
Alabama will get more water from metro Atlanta's Lake Allatoona, and can hold more water in its own lakes downstream, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers decided Friday.
An Allatoona official predicted the additional water release of 129.3 million gallons a day — a 38 percent increase — would drop the lake level only a tiny fraction each day. Despite the summer's severe drought, the 12,000-acre lake, which sits on the Etowah River about 40 miles from Alabama, has been holding fairly steady at about four feet below full for most of July.
But Ron Papaleoni, general manager of the state's Lake Allatoona Preservation Authority, also said the Corps' decision to send Alabama more water from the federal lake is a mistake. With less water, Allatoona is more susceptible to higher concentrations of pollution and shoreline erosion, he explained.
"I love seeing the rain today, but quite frankly we're in the exact same drought they are" in Alabama, Papaleoni said in a telephone interview Friday. "They're getting the privilege of keeping their lakes full and ours is going down. It seems to be a challenge for us."
Corps spokesman E. Patrick Robbins said in a statement the decision was based on recent rainfall in Georgia and a revised prediction that sending additional water to Alabama won't jeopardize Allatoona, the main water source for about 800,000 people who live on the west side of metro Atlanta. The determination comes even as the Corps' climatologist in the Mobile District, Robert Erhardt Jr., predicted the drought will probably worsen over the next several weeks.
Erhardt stuck with his forecast on Friday, but said if the recent pop-up thundershowers continue, the drought might hold steady. The long-term outlook, from mid-August through October, will depend on how active the hurricane season gets, he said.
The Corps' average daily release from Allatoona this month has been 338.4 million gallons a day. That's 50 million gallons more than the average amount of water flowing into the lake each day, a deficit that will grow unless the rain keeps up. The Corps releases the water to generate electricity, maintain the river and meet downstream needs.
At the same time, the Corps gave Alabama Power permission to reduce releases from its lakes by 10 percent. Georgia Power's sister company operates six lakes for hydropower generation downstream from Allatoona. The power company is required to release enough water for downstream communities and maintain a healthy river.
Friday's decision came at the end of a week when the Republican governors of Georgia and Alabama argued over Allatoona in letters sent to the top official in charge in Washington. Bert Brantley, a spokesman for Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue, said the governor disagrees with the decision.
"We're heading into August and late summer with the potential for the drought to worsen — combined with these releases — is a big concern for us," Brantley said Friday. "The good news in this is the releases will continue to be evaluated and monitored."
Last summer, when the state believed the Corps was releasing too much water from Lake Lanier, metro Atlanta's primary water source, Georgia sued. That did not appear imminent on Friday.
Alabama Gov. Bob Riley said the Corps' decision will help equalize the drought's impact.
"Alabama understands that everyone will feel the pain of this drought, but these actions by the Corps will help to ensure that our state will not bear more than its fair share of the pain," Riley said in a statement.
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