On Friday, I read the Op-Ed by Jenny Hoffner, Director of the Water Supply Program for American Rivers, describing the pursuit of new reservoirs as reckless  In it, she correctly states that communities across Georgia are concerned with securi

    On December 28, 2011, Governor Deal approved the recommendations of the Water Supply Task Force (WSTF) headed by the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority (GEFA).  The purpose of the Governor’s Water Supply Program is to assist loc

It may not look or feel like it, particularly on a day when the forecasters are calling for rain, but most of Georgia is in an extreme drought.  WABE in Atlanta reported today that Lake Lanier will probably be 15 feet below full pool by the end

Several recent articles acknowledge that Lake Lanier is falling to levels not seen since 2007.  See here.  Yet the public does not perceive that North Georgia is experiencing drought conditions because there have not been the extended  hot,

Goal of the Governor’s Water Supply Program

The expressed overall goal of the Governor’s Water Supply Program (GWSP) is to “assist local governments with developing new sources of water supply adequate to meet future water demands.” One of the goals of the Georgia Environmental Fin

On June 28 the 11th circuit Court of Appeals reversed Judge Magnuson’s July 17, 2009 ruling declaring that the waters of Lake Lanier were off-limits for water supply purposes. In doing so the 11th Circuit restores what Georgians knew all alo

The Miami Herald reports the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Services may increase its requirements for low flows in the Apalachicola River to maintain habitat for the federally protected three ridge mussel and the purple bankclimber mussel.  The U.S