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State to pursue legal action to protect conservation reservoirs
Special to the HHJ
ATLANTA Concerned
with ongoing dry weather
and the potential for dan
gerously low lake levels,
Governor Sonny Perdue
announced Tuesday that the
state of Georgia is taking
legal action against the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers
over its management of
water releases from lakes
Lanier, West Point, Walter
F. George and Seminole
on the Apalachicola-
Chattahoochde-Flint River
system.
“Since the beginning of
May, the state of Georgia
has been trying to get the
Corps of Engineers to listen
to our concerns about the
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way they have been manag
ing our conservation reser
voirs in the Chattahoochee
River Basin, only to be dis
missed by the Corps,” said
Georgia governor Sonny
Perdue.
“And to complicate mat
ters even further, the Corps
admitted this weekend to
releasing more than 22 bil
lion gallons of water from
Lake Lanier by mistake.”
“It is the responsibility of
the corps to properly man
age the basin and it has
failed in its duty. The Corps’
plan calls for the release of
more water than the endan
gered species would have
received naturally, and that
over-release of water will
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come at the expense of vital
needs upstream,” Perdue
added.
Col. Pete Taylor, com
mander of the Corps’ Mobile
District, notified the Georgia
Environmental Protection
Division on Saturday that
the Corps had miscalculated
the amount of water stored
in Lake Lanier.
Taylor said the lake is
at 1,065.72 feet above sea
level, which is actually 1.9
feet lower than the Corps
previously reported. This
means the Corps mistak
enly released approximately
22.5 billion gallons of water
from Lanier, as the region
approaches what is tradi
tionally the driest time of
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the year.
“Bas<id on drought year
2000 data, that’s enough
water to support the entire
city of Atlanta for 118 days,”
said Carol A. Couch, EPD
Director.
“This notification rein
forces the state’s argument
that the Corps’ manage
ment policies are misguid
ed, and will place the region
in a water supply crisis if
left unchecked.”
Georgia will file a motion
for a temporary restraining
order as early as Tuesday
asking that the Corps be
directed to allow only the
minimum necessary flow in
the Apalachicola River at
Chattahoochee, Fla.
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CALENDAR OF EVENTS
To submit your event for the
Community Calendar, fax the
details to (478) 988-1181. e-mail to
cperkins@evansnewspapers com
or mail to Houston Home Journal.
PO Box 1910, Perry. GA 31069
Ongoing
• Happy Hour Service Center is
now accepting old phone books for
recycling. They may be dropped by
the Happy Hour building at 718 N.
Young Ave., Warner Robins. Call
929 —6622 for more information.
Thursday
• The Houston-Middle Georgia
Chapter of the American Red
Cross, in cooperation with the
Houston County EMA, will hold
an emergency sheltering briefing
All churches and agencies inter
ested in providing shelter space
or volunteer help in case hurrican
evacuees arrive in Houston County
are urged to attend. The meeting
will be from 6 p.m. to 8 ap.m. at the
Middle Georgia Technical College
Auditorium. Call 923-6332 for more
information
Saturday
• A giant yard sale will be held
on the grounds of the Georgia
State Patrol post on Larry Walker
Parkway in Perry. The sale, from
8 a m to 2 p.m. benefits L. Jeff
Hinson and his family, who lost
their home and all possessions
recently in a fire. Donations wel
come. For more information, call
Trooper Crystal Folds, 988-6740
Monday
The Houston Arts Alliance Board
will meet at 6 p.m. at Colwell
Banker Realtors, 470 S. Houston
Lake Road, Warner Robins.
June 28
• The Dept, of Community Affairs
Home Buyers Workshop will be
sponsored by Middle Georgia com
munity Action Agency and heart
of Georgia from 6 to 9 p.m. at the
Neighborhood Service Center, 1112
South Davis Drive, Warner Robins.
Refreshments will be served. Call
Brad Doster at (800) 422-9023 to
pre-register
June 29
• The Warner Robins City Council
work session is scheduled for 4
p.m. in the upstairs conference
room, Warner Robins City Hall, 800
Watson Blvd.
July 3
• The Warner Robins City Council
will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the council
chamber, Warner Robins City Hall,
800 Watson Blvd. A preliminary
meeting is scheduled for 5 p.m. in
the upstairs conference room
July 7
• Candidate Beth Perera will meet
and greet voters of House District
136 at an event to be held in the
Eagle Springs Club House, off
www.comsouth.net
THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
Gunn Road Perera is running in
the Democratic Primary Hostesses
are Scottie Neal, Tina Simms and
Barbra Scott For more information
call 953-1933.
July 11
• The Warner Robins Youth Police
Academy begins July 11. Class will
be every Tuesday and Thursday
morning from 8 a m. until noon
for three weeks Participants must
be 15-17 years old and have a
registration form signed by a par
ent Classroom instruction will
include an overall discussion of the
police department, hiring process,
communications, use of force,
firearms, investigations, and crime
scene processing Get to know
the officers and learn about your
police department. Grace Hodges
at (478) 929-7253 or e-mail
ghodges@warner-robins org or
download the application from the
Web site at www wrpolice org
July 13
• The Warner Robins City Council
work session is scheduled for 4
p.m in the upstairs conference
room, Warner Robins City Hall. 800
Watson Blvd
July 17
• The Warner Robins City Council
will meet at 6:30 p m. in the council
chamber, Warner Robins City Hall,
800 Watson Blvd A preliminary
meeting is scheduled for 5 p m in
the upstairs conference room.
• The Houston County Board of
Education will hold its work session
at 6:30 p m at Houston County
Career and Technology Center,
Warner Robins
July 18
• Today is Primary Election day. All
polling places will be open from 7
a m. to 7 p m
• The Houston County Board of
Education will hold its monthly
meeting at 1 p m. at the board's
central office building in Perry.
July 28
• The Warner Robins High School
Class of 1996 will be having its
10-year reunion July 28 and 29
wrhsclassof96@yahoo.com
Aug. 3
• The Warner Robins City Council
work session is scheduled for 4
p.m. in the upstairs conference
room, Warner Robins City Hall, 800
Watson Blvd
Aug. 7
• The Houston County Board of
Education will hold its work session
at 6:30 p m at Houston County
Career and Technology Center,
Warner Robins.
• The Warner Robins City Council
will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the council
chamber, Warner Robins City Hall,
800 Watson Blvd. A preliminary
meeting is scheduled for 5 p m in
the upstairs conference room.
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