The LLA urges its members to attend the EPD's Public Meeting and Hearing on the new draft permit they have issued to the City of Gainesville for its Flat Creek plant. The meeting will be held on Thursday, January 11 at 7:00 p.m. at the Georgia Mountains Center, 301 Main Street, Gainesville.

The EPD will receive oral comments on water quality issues pertaining to the draft permit. The parameters in this new draft permit for Flat Creek are the same as those in the original EPD permit to Gwinnett County. The Lake Lanier Association believes that the parameters in the final Gwinnett permit, which were negotiated after the Supreme Court ruling in the LLA's favor, should form the minimum for wastewater discharge standards for Lake Lanier.

The public may make oral comments for the record at this hearing. The EPD will receive written comments by close of business on January 18. Please send your comments to:

Director, Environmental Protection Division, Department of Natural Resources 2 Martin Luther King, Jr. Dr, Suite 1152 Floyd Towers East Atlanta, GA 30334 We thank you for your support and hope to see you at the meeting on Thursday.

Learn more about the water quality issues facing Lake Lanier.