Dear List Members,
You have until November 21 to submit your comments to the Corps on the rewrite of their Water Control Plan.
If you were unable to attend the Corps’ Scoping Meeting in Gainesville on October 29, you may submit your comments on the Water Control Manual Update and Environmental Impact Statement / Chattahoochee – Flint River Basin on the Corps’ Web site until November 21, 2008.
Please submit a form online, or send a letter to their address:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District
107 Saint Francis Street, Suite 1403
Mobile, AL 36602-9986
Please include the following points in your comments:
- During the rainy season, the Corps should allow Lake Lanier to reach full pool no later than June 1;
- Lake Lanier should not be drawn down for mussels and other endangered species in the Apalachicola River;
- Management triggers must be in place for Lake Lanier withdrawals during times of drought;
- Raise Lake Lanier’s full pool from 1071 ft above sea level to 1073 ft, thereby adding an additional 26 billion gallons of water to the lake.
Legal Donations
We thank all of you who have generously responded to our legal fund drive and sent in your donations. We need everybody’s support, so if you have not had a chance to respond, please print out the donation form and send in your donation. You may also donate on our Web site.
Please note that a contribution of stock can be contributed to the Lake Lanier Association (a 501-C-3 organization) through our account with Fidelity Investments. The donor will be eligible to take a contribution deduction on their income tax return for the fair value of the stock on the date of gift. The donor does not have to pay income taxes on the difference in the donor’s basis in the stock and the fair market value on the date of the gift. The donor may desire to consult with their income tax adviser before making such gifts. For more information on the account, please email us.
1071 Coalition
In our October newsletter we informed you about the newly formed 1071 Coalition. Please note that their first public meeting date as included in our October newsletter, has been changed to December 9 at 6 pm at Legacy Lodge, Lake Lanier Islands. Please contact the 1071 Coalition directly to respond.
As always, thank you for your support of our work on behalf of all Lake Lanier stakeholders.
Sincerely,
Vicki Barnhorst
The Lake Lanier Association
