01Oct
The article by Atlanta Business Chronicle staff writer, Dave Williams, is reprinted here because many of you request info on what’s happening with the reservoirs. It may be years before a new reservoir is created, but it is important to keep up with the various moves and the players. Emily
RESERVOIR PLANS GET BOOST IN NORTH GEORGIA: A new state law has reinvigorated plans for a new reservoir on a North Georgia site owned by the city of Atlanta. Two competitors presented plans recently to the Dawson County Commission for a reservoir on up to 2,200 acres of the 10,130-acre Dawson Forest property the city bought in the early 1970s as a potential site for a second airport. Continue reading »
Tags: water
16Sep
In one of the state’s largest judgments of its kind, a Forsyth County Superior Court Thursday ordered Pulte Homes to install a series of fixes on property damaged by runoff from its development. The company has 90 days to complete the work. Continue reading »
Tags: water
16Sep
A group seeking solutions to the water-sharing wars between Georgia, Florida and Alabama is taking its first significant steps toward that goal. The ACF Stakeholders plans to soon begin working with universities in Georgia, Florida and Alabama, and hire consultants to help determine the best way to manage the resource the three states struggle to share. The group also plans to look into the feasibility of raising the full pool level of Lake Lanier by 2 feet. Continue reading »
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15Aug
The Calhoun Creek Reservoir meeting between city and county officials and the consortium of Georgia Reservoir Corporation LLC did not seem to establish a need for the development. Except of course, to improve the financial situation of those who had prematurely invested in the project. Continue reading »
Tags: BOC, city, water
16Jun
After four years of work by a committed group of people, legislation was passed last year on an issue that’s as critical to fish as it is to the people who like to fish for them. HB 207 passed the General Assembly in 2010, and thanks to the efforts of a coalition of dedicated folks, the use of motorized off-road vehicles is prohibited in perennial streams and rivers throughout Georgia. Continue reading »
Tags: water
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