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PC Al
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The numbers don't add up......
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7/21/2007 5:56:40 PM
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Since Lay and Mitchell have gone back to their full pools plus the extra releases from Alatoona to the Coosa River plus a reduction of 10% for releases from Lay and Mitchell doesn’t add up to me. How are they going to get more water when they are full pool now and also release 10% less downstream? Are they going to flood those two lakes? How about giving us 20%?
I hope Alabama Power did not make a mistake by bringing Lay and Mitchell back to full pool so quick. If I were the Governor of Georgia, I would point out the above facts.
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8hcap
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The numbers don't add up......
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7/21/2007 8:50:29 PM
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Nothing adds up in this deal. I crossed the Coosa in Harpersville on Friday and it was quite high. This indicates to me they are releasing the water to the Alabama River which should help us but who knows.
I think an interesting part of this oddessey is the apparently meek attitude APCO takes with the Corp. They asked for the mitigations in early June and the Corp decided they needed a public hearing. Then after the hearing they decided they needed an environmental study. APCO whined in their press releases and letters that their hands were tied. The Corp was stonewalling as we all know now. Maybe APCO worked behind the scenes with Gov. Riley, but the Corp sure decided they could approve the mitigations without the environmental study once Riley made the issue political and public.
LTL - nothing against your friends in the power co, but they do seem to hide behind the "rules" even when the environment changes. Remember Harris was impounded 20 years ago and this drought started last summer.
I believe the landscape is changing dramatically. The HOBO's will be a significant part of the process going forward. This is a voice we lake users have not had in the past. Lobbying the politicos has an amazing influence on any process such as this and I commend the group's leaders and am proud to be a member.
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LifeTime Laker
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The numbers don't add up......
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7/22/2007 8:04:14 PM
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I won't disagree with you 8. I agree that they probably do. But what you have to understand is what an apolitical organization APCO is. They want no part of ANY controversy or bad public image. Were they in cahoots with Riley on this? Who knows. But in or not, the bottom line is we are getting some relief. What I am reading today is saying that we will stick at 480, but we all know that could change as quick as weather in summer. My point all along is that some seem to have a myopic view of the situation, only considering Lake Martin and not the rest of the water system. Managing water resources is a regional undertaking, not just a local issue. And when you have 'bickering' that has been going on between Alabama, Georgia, and Florida that can be a lot more difficult.
One thing I found really interesting was in the Atlanta Journal article that was posted was the quote that Georgia is being forced to draw down their lakes, but Alabama is keeping ours full. HA HA. I had to wonder if that was on oversight, or intentional misleading of the masses in order to rile up the Georgia folks.
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Blue Creeker
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Why would APCO...
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7/22/2007 9:23:55 PM
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...want to stay out of controversy (well, we all do)?
I mean, it's not like folks can choose who the pay for electricity.
Or am I just naive?
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