Mission
What does the Lake Lanier Association (LLA) do?
The Lake Lanier Association’s (LLA) mission is to protect Lake Lanier and its watershed ensuring a clean and full Lake Lanier that enhances the lake’s economic value to Georgia. The association strives to preserve the quality and quantity of the water for all users who rely on the lake and its watershed to enhance their quality of life. A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, the LLA seeks to fulfill its mandate of protecting the quality and quantity of Lake Lanier through its programs of education, action and advocacy.
The Lake Lanier Association disseminates relevant information to its members through regular membership meetings and newsletters; it conducts hands-on programs for its membership to participate in preserving and monitoring the lake; it represents its members’ interests in private, corporate and government sectors, and strives to obtain a greater voice in the overall management of Lake Lanier.
- Acts to prevent the deterioration of the shoreline and the watershed
- Works with all regulators to preserve the rights of all the lake’s users by offering expertise and facilitating dialog
- Organizes and manages an annual Shore Sweep clean-up involving hundreds of volunteers who remove an average of 35 tons of trash lake-wide
- Manages an Adopt A Lake program with volunteers regularly collecting water samples to monitor the lake’s water quality
Founded in 1966, the Lake Lanier Association is the oldest volunteer group working to protect the high water quality as well as the Lake Lanier water levels and to preserve its valuable legacy for future generations.
