Sunday, October 28, 2007
News Word: How low can Lake Lanier go?
Posted by Mara Shalhoup on Sun, Oct 28, 2007 at 10:04 PM
"Atlanta is not going to be running on bottled water by Christmas like some people might think. They are not going to be going thirsty in 90 days."
— Maj. Daren Payne, of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in Mobile, Ala., in the Oct. 18 Tallahassee Democrat
“We estimate about 100 days before we get to what we call bottom of conservation pool. When you reach bottom of conservation pool, there is still almost 40 percent of the water in the lake.â€
— Col. Byron Jorns, commander for the Mobile District of the Corps of Engineers, in the Oct. 20 AJC
“Lake Lanier has enough water to supply the needs of Atlanta for over 260 more days. We believe that Georgia has overstated the severity of the crisis in the Atlanta region.â€
— Alabama Gov. Bob Riley, in an Oct. 22 letter to President Bush
"There's no question that the Corps of Engineers has a very strong bias to protect endangered species over human consumption. That is very, very clear."
— Georgia Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle, at an Oct. 25 news conference
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