Tuesday, June 28, 2011Lake Lanier Association By Bill Rankin, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution 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 […] Read More
Sunday, May 15, 2011Lake Lanier Association By Wilton Rooks, Guest columnist for the Gainesville Times Georgia’s citizens and virtually all government entities from the state house to the local city or county administration understand and accept the […] Read More
Sunday, May 1, 2011Lake Lanier Association Lake Lanier has stayed around 1,071 feet above sea level Jeff Gill, Gainesville Times With levels up and summer just ahead, Lake Lanier is sitting pretty. “I think lake levels […] Read More
Wednesday, April 27, 2011Lake Lanier Association Pichon: Resolution in support of neighbors Michele Hester, [email protected] Dawson is the latest county to sign a resolution in favor of raising the water level of Lake Lanier. Forsyth, Gwinnett and […] Read More
Sunday, April 3, 2011Lake Lanier Association Local governments wait to hear judges’ decision Carolyn Crist, Gainesville Times Public utilities workers for Gainesville and Hall County are finding it hard to plan these days. With a looming […] Read More
Wednesday, March 30, 2011Lake Lanier Association The state senate passed a budget Wednesday that includes two million dollars to study raising the water level of Lake Lanier. Read More
Friday, March 25, 2011Lake Lanier Association Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal recently told members of his state’s water-supply task force that he plans to resolve the water-war dispute with Alabama before going on to deal with Florida. Is this some sort of a “divide and conquer” tactic? Maybe. However, it also may be the simple recognition that setting an acceptable flow of water for the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa river basin may be the easiest of Georgia’s problems to deal with. Read More
Wednesday, March 23, 2011Lake Lanier Association Forsyth County has joined others in a push for a higher Lake Lanier. Commissioners approved a resolution Tuesday in support of raising the lake's elevation by 2 feet, to 1,073 feet above sea level. The county followed a push by the Lake Lanier Association advocacy group and Gwinnett County commissioners, who approved a similar resolution last week. Read More
Tuesday, March 22, 2011Lake Lanier Association The City of Gainesville, in conjunction with Brenau University’s Sustainability Task Force, hosted a panel discussion Tuesday afternoon entitled “Tri-State Water Wars” as part of the annual World Water Day observance. The panel was comprised of representatives from area governments and others concerned about water-related issues. The event was held at Brenau’s Thurmond McRae Auditorium. World Water Day started in Rio de Janeiro in 1992 at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development. Read More
Monday, March 21, 2011Lake Lanier Association A state task force formed to find new water sources met for the first time Monday. Georgia is under pressure to expand its water options. Gov. Nathan Deal created the task force in January because the state could lose access to Lake Lanier next year. That federal ruling came after Florida and Alabama argued Georgia is taking too much water from the federal reservoir. Read More
Monday, March 21, 2011Lake Lanier Association Gov. Nathan Deal continues to negotiate with Alabama and Florida over the decadeslong water wars, and Gainesville and Brenau University officials are hosting a panel discussion today on recent updates. Read More
Tuesday, March 15, 2011Lake Lanier Association The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners approved two resolutions today urging the U.S. Congress to clarify the use of Lake Lanier for public water supply and recreational purposes and to raise the lake’s full pool elevation. Read More