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September 17, 2007
Water War Between Georgia and Alabama
The current record setting drought in Georgia and Alabama, which was not helped much by the most recent rainfall, nor did the rain put a damper on the feud over the waters of the Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa River Basin, including Allatoona and Carters lakes in northwest Georgia.
Allatoona, which provides drinking water for Cobb County and other northwest metro Atlanta communities, has dropped 6 1/2 feet since the beginning of August, and is now more than 11 feet below full.
Alabama officials are worried dredging on the Alabama River, which gets some of its water from Allatoona, will have to stop if water levels get too low.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which owns and operates the federal reservoir, began releasing additional water from the lake in late July after Alabama complained of not receiving enough to mitigate effects from the historic drought.
Last week, the Corp told representatives from both states that they are considering a reduction in the amount of water released from Allatoona Lake by the end of this month, which is a move opposed by Alabama.
Alabama officials opinion is that metro Atlanta is getting more than its fair share of water, as reported by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Posted by Stephen Betheil at September 17, 2007 02:32 PM
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