Monday, February 28, 2011Lake Lanier Association In response to the recent letter to the editor regarding our proposal to raise the level of Lake Lanier by 2 feet, I would like to give additional information on this proposal.
The Lake Lanier Association is very appreciative of our local community getting involved in the issues regarding Lake Lanier and we encourage our members to carry on a dialogue with us so we can be responsive to their concerns. Read More
Friday, February 25, 2011Lake Lanier Association Behind the scenes, the three-way tug of war engaging Forsyth County, the YMCA of Metropolitan Atlanta, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers over the development of Bethel Park on Lake Lanier has gone on for five years. Read More
Monday, February 21, 2011Lake Lanier Association Neither side was surprised by the U.S. Court of Appeals decision to deny of Forsyth County's request to stop development of a lakeside park in northeastern Forsyth. Read More
Monday, February 21, 2011Lake Lanier Association Lake Lanier Association, formed to help protect and advocate for the North Georgia reservoir, has March 9 circled in red on its calendar. That's when the state of Georgia formally asks the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson's July 2009 ruling that water supply was not an authorized use of Lake Lanier. Read More
Sunday, February 13, 2011Lake Lanier Association Our state’s leadership shouldn’t prioritize building new reservoirs as its first solution to our water supply needs when other alternatives are faster, cheaper, and will provide more water. Read More
Friday, February 11, 2011Lake Lanier Association Water supply is a big, if unexciting, issue for Georgia and especially for metro Atlanta — a region whose size is not, for now, matched by its water supply. Fixing that chronic under-abundance will take action and it’s good that Georgia seems to be moving on multiple fronts. It may well help us that Gov. Nathan Deal’s home turf includes embattled Lake Lanier, ground zero in the so-called “water wars.” That may help keep the issue top of mind, which is where it should be. Read More
Wednesday, February 9, 2011Lake Lanier Association Gov. Robert Bentley has been in office only a few weeks, but his stance on the frustrating tri-state water war saga is spot-on. Bentley wants Alabama, Georgia and Florida to return — quickly — to the negotiating table. That would be a wise decision. Read More
Tuesday, February 8, 2011Lake Lanier Association Building new reservoirs in North Georgia could help resolve long-running water disputes with Alabama and Florida by making it possible to release enough water downstream into neighboring states during dry years, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal said Tuesday. Read More
Saturday, February 5, 2011Lake Lanier Association Alabama’s new governor says he’s ready to meet with Governor Nathan Deal to talk about water. Read More
Thursday, February 3, 2011Lake Lanier Association Gov. Nathan Deal’s plans for new reservoir development have people downstream of metro Atlanta wondering what it means for them, including Alabama's governor who said no new reservoirs should be built until the two states reach a settlement. Read More
Wednesday, February 2, 2011Lake Lanier Association Raising maximum level 2 feet would add 26 billion gallons of water, advocates say. A Gainesville-based advocacy group isn't backing off its push for a fuller Lake Lanier, an issue it first raised in 2007. Read More
Wednesday, February 2, 2011Lake Lanier Association You may have seen the recent articles in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and Gainesville Times regarding the Association's campaign to raise the level of Lake Lanier by 2 feet. Raising Lanier not only can provide a deeper and more resilient source of water for North Georgia, it can be part of an overall solution in the Water Wars Read More