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Monday, April 23, 2007
A deeper Lake Lanier?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The Gwinnett County Commission last Tuesday endorsed a plan to raise the level of Lake Lanier to 1,073 feet above sea level from its current level of 1,071.
With a unanimous vote in favor of the idea, the commissioners join a growing chorus of policy makers and politicians who support raising the level of the lake.
Supporters say a 2-foot rise in the lake would be a more cost-effective method of providing additional drinking water for metro Atlanta than building a new reservoir.
“Lake Lanier is the key to Gwinnett County,” Commissioner Kevin Kenerly said. “If you don’t have water, you don’t have anything.”
Raising the water level 2 feet would add about 25 billion gallons of water to the lake, estimated Frank Stephens, the county’s water resources director.
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