Dear List Members, The EPD has scheduled two important meetings; At 7 p.m. on September 21, 2006, the EPD will hold a public meeting on the revised Gwinnett discharge permit.  This is the permit based on the parameters negotiated by the Lake Lanier Association after our victory in the GA Supreme Court during our litigation  Read more »

Dear LLA Members,, Please attend the public meeting tomorrow at Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville. The meeting will focus on the management of two river basins including the ACF/Lake Lanier.  The meeting has been organized by US Senators Johnny Isakson and Saxby Chambliss and US. Representative Nathan Deal. Testifying will be: Brig. Gen. Michael Walsh,  Read more »

Public Meeting Reminder Important Meeting about Lake Lanier Management Senators Saxby Chambliss & Johnny Isakson and Congressman Nathan Deal are hosting a town hall meeting to discuss the management of Lake Lanier and Georgia’s water resource needs on Tuesday, August 8 at 10:00 am at Riverside Military Academy’s Sandy Beaver Center, 2001 Riverside Drive Gainesville,  Read more »

Lake Lanier Association Golf Outing and Shore Sweep Golf Tournament: The LLA’s 4th Annual Golf Outing will be held on Monday, July 31 at PineIsle Golf Course on Lake Lanier Islands.  Registration for this event begins at 10:00 a.m. Fees are $150 per player or $600 for a foursome: feesinclude gate and greens fees, cart  Read more »

Meeting on Water Quantity Management, July 10 Town Hall EPD is developing a Statewide Comprehensive Water Plan to be provided to the Georgia Water Council in January 2007. In conjunction with this planning process, the Georgia Water Council will present a draft policy recommendation on water quantity management, followed by an opportunity for the public  Read more »

The LLA learned yesterday afternoon from the Corps that they had discovered on Friday, June 16 that the water level is actually lower (by 1.90 ft) than what was being reported: this was due to faulty readings from their water level monitoring equipment at the dam, caused by a callibration error which occurred during installation of the new monitoring equipment in early December 2005.

The Georgia EPD issued a press release yesterday proposing the placement of Lake Lanier on the federal ‘impaired” (303 (d)) waters’ list because of repeated violations of water pollution standards.