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	Name:	RvrRatt -
	Subject:	Lake Level
	Date:	9/1/2010 10:19:47 AM

Concerning the lake levels. I believe the drop has more to do with keeping levels up down stream than it does power generation. Also, the river must maintain a certain flow rate or we start to have dead fish and stagnation. (Had that a few weeks back in my slew) We seem to benefit more when there is rain upstream from Logan Martin as it appears local rain is let out of the lake almost as fast as it accumulates. So, perhaps we should do a rain dance for Rome Georgia and Gadsden!

As to the management of the lake. APCO and the Corp of Engineers are using outdated information, basically the same initial information they used at the lakes impounding. Thus the lake and its level are managed poorly. The levels should be adjusted up using all of the data gathered over the years instead of using initial estimates and managing the lake as it has always been managed. The winter lake level is way too low and should be at least 162 (as approved during the re-license procedure) instead of 160. If not for the damn law suits, the winter level would already 162. If it was, I believe our summer levels would be a little higher as a result. The fact that the Corp has agreed to the 162 winter level pretty much proves they are using old data to manage the lake.

Our current lake level is below the planned curve and below average. You can go to the APCO web site and turn on numerous graphs, including one representing levels for the entire history of the lake and see this is so. Again, poor management.
The area is unusually dry but we are nowhere near a drought (According to the US Drought monitor). There is absolutely no excuse for the lake to be as low as it is now. Period. That is except for piss poor management.

Other lakes across the country have worked diligently to build the political power of their lake associations to fight this sort of thing. Some have been successful some have not but for the most part they have become a force to be reckoned with.
Want to do something about the miss-management of the lake? Build LMLPA or another similar organization into a political force and over time we might see our lake level fluctuations become less severe.

My two cents worth.

RiverRatt