The federal appeals court in Atlanta on Tuesday handed Georgia an enormous victory in the tri-state water litigation, overturning rulings by a federal judge that could have had catastrophic consequences for the metro area.

The report clearly documents the significant importance of Lake Lanier to the economy of the counties surrounding the lake as well as the entire Metro Atlanta Region. Equally important, it documents the economic impact of significant drawdowns to Lake Lanier as occurred during the drought of 2006 – 2008. In contrast to other economic impact studies, this report focuses on factors that have an annual impact and is based on solid data resulting from a yearlong research project. The Lake Lanier Association fully supports the findings of this report. It documents the importance of the lake to the region.

Lake Lanier Association and the other Georgia Parties filed their second brief in Phase 2 of Tri-States Litigation

Letter sent to Georgia legislators from the districts around Lake Lanier on January 15, 2010 with copies to the governor, lieutenant governor, federal lawmakers and Corps officials. As the Georgia legislature begins its session this month, the members of the Lake Lanier Association (LLA) ask for your help in protecting Georgia’s finest natural resource. As  Read more »

Read the Lake Lanier Association’s 2010 updated ACF Water Control Manual Scoping Comments to Corps of Engineers Read the Lake Lanier Association’s 2008 ACF Water Control Manual Scoping Comments to Corps of Engineers Many Lake Lanier Association members participated in late 2008 in public meetings conducted by the Corps as part of the Environmental Impact  Read more »

Read the Congressional letter to the governors of Georgia, Florida and Alabama

Georgia and the US Corps of Engineers have much to celebrate in that for the first time in over four years Lake Sidney Lanier has now reached full pool. Read more of Lt. Governor Cagle’s Letter to the Corps.

Quick Links for Review on Recent Tri-States Water Litigation

Judge Magnuson’s Ruling

After oral arguments in Court on May 11, we await a ruling from Federal District Judge Magnuson in Phase 1 of the Tri-State litigation. Phase 1 considers the authorized purposes of Lake Lanier.

The hearing in Jacksonville yesterday focused on Georgia’s entitlement to current and future water supply from Lake Lanier. As expected, Alabama, Florida, Alabama Power Company, and the Southeastern Federal Power Customers argued that Buford Dam was never intended to supply water to the Atlanta area, and that all the water in Lake Lanier properly is allocated to downstream navigation and to hydropower production.