Commissioners urge Congress to act on Lake Lanier
The Gwinnett County Board of Commissioners has urged Congress to explicitly designate Lake Lanier a public water supply and to authorize raising the lake level by 2 feet.
The Army Corps of Engineers has allowed Gwinnett to use the lake as a public water supply since 1973. But a 2009 U.S. District Court ruling found that use is not authorized under federal law.
Commissioners on Tuesday passed a resolution asking Congress to authorize the lake’s use for public water and recreation. It passed another resolution seeking to raise lake levels by 2 feet, which would increase the available water supply by 25 billion gallons.
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David Wickert writes about the state budget, finance and voting issues. Previously, he covered local government and politics in Gwinnett and Fulton counties. Before moving to Atlanta, he worked at newspapers in Illinois, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.
