Reply #7: No... he's preparing to sue the Army Corps of Engineers to get them to STOP [View All]

releasing the water because we're in the middle of a dangerous drought and have 81 days of water left. Here is more info, if you're interested:

Metro Atlanta could run out of drinking water in as little as four months according to dire predictions from top water officials on Thursday.

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Hunter and the mayor are also asking the Army Corps of Engineers to cut their daily water release from Lake Lanier in half. The Corps said that certain endangered water life needs the current amount released.
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"We are saying that we believe, if you look back over the history of the lake and the river, that the fish will survive, but that we have reached a crisis for the humans," said Franklin.
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For the past 16 years, the lake and the water taken out of it have been the subject of a lawsuit, and some are saying that with the condition of Lake Lanier, it is time to settle the lawsuit and issues like water taken from there to protect endangered mussels.


http://www.11alive.com/news/article_news.aspx?storyid=1...