Mobile, Ala.-  The US. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District, announced the moratorium on acceptance of new Shoreline Use Permit/License requests for boat docks due to low lake levels at Lake Sidney Lanier, will be extended. “The moratorium was put into place in August 2007 due to low lake levels as provided for in the low water action plan,” said E. Patrick Robbins, Chief, Public Affairs, Mobile...

This monthly fishing report is brought to you by: Capt. Shane Watson’s Striper Guide Service, Lake Lanier’s Largest Fishing Fleet. Contact via email or phone (770-889-5549 or 770-235-9829). Visit their Website. Lake Level———- down 14.39 feet Surface temp. —— 45 degrees Water Clarity——Main lake is clear, creeks are slightly stained. Over the last week or so,...

The 7th Annual Lake Lanier Association Golf Tournament, The Jaime Baray Memorial Golf Tournament, will take place on Monday, June 1 2009 at Pine Isle Resort, Lake Lanier Islands. Entry fee includes the gate fee, greens fee, cart rental, lunch and appreciation reception $1000 – Corporate Sponsor (includes signage and four players) $400 – Sign Sponsor $150 – Per Person Hole in One prizes to...

Lake Lanier Association 2009 Annual Membership Meeting The Lake Lanier Association will hold its annual membership meeting on May 5 at the Lakeview Center in Dawsonville.  The meeting will begin at 6 p.m. with refreshments, and the program will start at 6:30 pm. Our guest speaker will be Pete Taylor, who is chief of staff at the Mobile Corps office, and he will address the updates on the Water Control Manuals...

Read the National Academy of Science Presentation by the Lake Lanier Association, April 2-3 2009 Presented by Wilton Rooks, Vice President – Technical Programs for the Lake Lanier Association at the Workshop on Water Issues in the Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River and Alabman-Coosa-Tallaposs (ACF-ACT) River Basins

Read the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida In re Tri-State Water Rights Litigation – FOURTH AMENDED JOINT SCHEDULING ORDER

Alabama and Florida challenge the Corps’ operation of Lake Lanier for the benefit of municipal and industrial water supply and recreation. They seek rulings not only to address the lack of compliance with various federal procedural statutes, but also to preempt the Corps from making decisions about how to carry out its statutory duty to decide how to manage Lake Lanier as Congress intended—as a multiple...

Tri-States Water Rights Litigation Cases, Parties and Purposes AL v Corps State of Alabama sued Corps in response to Corps’ 1989 proposal to reallocate a large quantity of water in Lanier for storage for Georgia water supply providers.  LLA intervened on side of Corps as Defendant to protect both its members’ property interests and their business interests in Lake Lanier’s recreation-based economy. SeFPC...

Georgia Parties’ Motion for Summary Judgement on Phase 1 Claims and Memorandum of Law in Support The State of Georgia, together with the Atlanta Regional Commission, the City of Atlanta, Georgia, Fulton County, DeKalb County, Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority, and the City of Gainesville, Georgia (collectively, the “Water Supply Providers”), Gwinnett County, and the Lake Lanier Association (collectively,...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, has reviewed and approved a request from the Georgia Environmental Protection Division (GA EPD) for a temporary reduction in the minimum flow requirement at Peachtree Creek until April 30, 2009 … Read More on the Corps approves reduced flows from Lake Lanier