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Corps Plan Would Flood Forsyth Acreage
The U.S. Corps of Engi
neers held hearings in Gai
nesville and Atlanta Sept. 9
and 10 to hear public com
ment on its three proposals
to assure Atlanta a depend
able water supply in the fu
ture from the Chattahoochee
River.
Plan A, the Corps’ pre
ferred alternative, although
not the one it has formally
chosen, involves building a
new dam on the river some
6.3 miles below Buford Dam.
This lake would serve as a
sort of holding tank, its level
fluctuating fairly rapidly to
meet Atlanta’s wateK4e
mands into the next century.
It would vary in size from
about 421 acres to 926 acres.
Land on both the Forsyth
County and Gwinnett County
sides of the river would be
flooded.
Plan B would call for re
leasing water from Lake
Lanier to meet Atlanta’s
needs, rather than power
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By DENNIS HITCHMAN
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generating needs as is done
now. This would mean the
loss of some peak power gen
erating capacity, the Corps
said.
Plan C would entail dredg
ing out Morgan Falls Rese
voir on the Chattahoochee.
This small reservoir, partly
silted up, is owned by the
Georgia Power Co. Morgan
Falls would serve the same
purpose as the proposed
dam in Plan A. Some water
from Lake Lanier would
also be released to supple
ment Morgan Falls as nec
essary, again resulting in a
loss of some generating ca
pacity at Buford Dam.
None of the three plans
would cause any change in
the level of Lake Lanier,
said Corps spokesman Jim
Parker.
The Corps has the most
support for Plan A, Parker
said. This has come appar
ently mainly from utility
rate of 50 cents credit for ev
ery dollar contributed. The
maximum credit that may
be claimed in any year is
SSO, unless you file a joint re
turn. On joint returns, you
can take a credit of up to
SIOO.
Even if you don’t like any
of the candidates trying to
get to Washington, you can
still take the credit. Federal
elections aren’t the only
ones covered under this law.
Any candidate for state or
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The Georgia Music Week
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the Atlanta Hilton Hotel.
The festivities, which will
highlight the Third Annual
Georgia Music Week, begin
at 6:30 p.m. with the gover
nor’s reception to be fol
lowed by a dinner, the
companies and government
officials.
Opposition to the propo
sals came chiefly from envi
ronmental groups.
The Georgia Conservancy
opposes Plan A, said exec
utive director Bob Kerr.
“We don’t feel the Corps has
proven its case,’’ Kerr said.
The conservancy doesn’t
particularly like any of the
alreraatives, he said, but is
willing to live with Plan B.
“We don’t feel the (re
search) data is comprehen
sive enough,” Kerr
continued. The supporting
data for Plan A doesn’t con
sider the effects it might
have on the trout fishery
downstream, on recreation
in the same area and on the
Chattahoochee National
Recreation Area, he said.
The decreased flow of wa
ter caused by the proposed
dam may cause a tempera
ture rise in the water which
may harm the trout fishery.
local elective office qual
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elections count just as much
as the general election.
In fact, your man doesn’t
even have to win, just as
long as he was actually a
candidate. So for those of
you that pick them like I do,
that’s good news.
If you don’t like the idea of
backing a particular candi
date, how about the national,
state, or local committee of
a national party? In fact,
awards presentation, live
entertainment and a dance.
The event is open to the
public and tickets, which are
$25, can be puchased from
Gail Shaw at (404)971-8195.
Entertainers include Billy
Joe Royal, Alicia Bridges
and Joe South.
The amount of disolved oxy
gen in the water may de
crease, making it hard for
fish to breathe, and the in
creased turbidity of the wa
ter released by the dam may
also be harmful.
Further, a change in the
water release schedule on
weekends might cause haz
ardous conditions by cover
ing shoals and rocks, Ken
said.
“We can’t agree with the
dam because we don’t know
they (the Corps) are right,”
he said.
The conservancy favors
Plan B as the least objec
tionable of the three plans.
Even it would cause some
river bank erosion.
The National Part Serv
ice, represented by Rick Mc-
Collough, urged that an
alternative plan be found to
protect recreation down
stream from Buford Dam.
Dave Dingle, chairman of
any committee, association,
or organization formed or
operated to support one or
more candidates for elected
office will do the trick. Con
tribute to the committee and
get a tax credit.
The Internal Revenue
Service doesn’t really care
who you support for election,
but they like to see receipts
anyway I guess because
of their suspicious nature.
Getting a written receipt
won’t be any problem
though. Some politicians will
do just about anything for
money to get elected.
And here is a little tax
planning tip. If it’s not an
election year, but you totally
support someone who is
serving in office, send them
a contribution for the next
time around. You get the
credit and make an other
wise very bad day for them
a little better.
the citizens task force of the
Corps’ water study, said he
preferred building an off
river storage reservoir. He
said he personally could not
endorse any of the three al
ternatives put forth. The
data in the study was inaccu
rate, inadequate and incom
plete, he said, adding that
for all its shortcomings, the
study was the best which has
been done in the United
States.
U.S. Rep. Ed Jenkins sup
ported Plan A in a statement
read by one of his staff. Jen
kins said he wished to pre
vent draw downs of the level
of Lake Lanier to supply At
lanta with water and to pro
vide for its future water
needs before a crisis devel
ops. He said it was nec
essary to balance the water
needs of Atlanta with the
recreational resources of the
Chattahoochee.
Trout Unlimited, rep
resented by Marty Fish
burne, said his group
supports Plan B. He said he
wanted more research on
Plan C, dredging Morgan
Falls.
Several power companies
and rural electric mem
bership cooperatives sent
representatives to speak in
favor of Plan A because it
would benefit power genera
tion at Buford Dam the
most.
The American Water
works Association also sent
a representative to speak for
Plan A.
The Metropolitan Atlanta
Water Resources Study was
commissioned by Congress
in 1972 to study Atlanta’s wa
ter supply into the next cen
tury.
Atlanta’s water consump
tion is expected to increase
drastically in the next 25
years.
Numerous alternatives
were considered and re
jected. These included rais
ing the level of Lake Lanier,
building a larger lake than
Plan A calls for below Bu
ford Dam, and running wa
ter pipes directly from Lake
Lanier to Atlanta.
Also studied, but rejected
because of high cost and
questionable water quality
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THE FORSYTH COUNTY NEWS—WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17,1980-
was the building of the stor
age reservoir off the Chatta
hoochee above Atlanta
favored by Dingle. This
would have been financed by
Gainesville and other metro
Atlanta water users.
The public record on the
hearings is open until Oct.
10. “We invite more public
comments,” Parker said.
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If Plan A remains the pre
ferred alternative, the final
report will be finsihed in No
vember, Parker said.
If another alternative is
recommended, the final re
port will be delayed and
more public hearings will be
held in October or early No
vember.
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