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midagefeller
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The Dam
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2/15/2010 5:47:16 AM
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hookdoc, I can relate to what you've posted having taken care of my parents place for some 18 years and inheriting it two years ago.
The second year they had their place a friend and I had to get in the water at 1 AM and cut the boats loose from the piers to keep from uprooting the piers. Water was rising FAST.
Why APCO does what they do ,I dont know but when I complained on the forum a couple of years ago about Lay being full pool and Logan being down so far I was in formed in this forum about *run of the river*, something I had never heard about.
Here is the thing,,, we can THINK that APCO doesn't know how to manage the dam and lake system but until someone can come up with an intelligent answer ,other than *thinking* it, we have to accept that which is.
Why were the flood gates open the last time they were? I ,frankly dont have a clue. For some reason APCO wasn't ready for the water to maintain the level it was at or headed up to.
As far as APCO not needing the power that is generated from the dam, well unless someone has experienced the inner workings of a fossil plant they have no idea the ammount of coal it takes to generate power, water is much less expensive than coal so while those gates were open I am fairly sure water was going through the turbines also,generating power which in turn keeps power bills lower than they might have been,, further downstream same water could also be used to generate power at Lay, Mitchell and Jordan.
As to EXTREME, most consecutive days with below freezing weather in about 40 years is pretty extreme. hydro power other than fossil fuel power has kept the cost down to a point that many folks who otherwise might not afford heat can still keep their homes comfortable.
So I havnt the answers,nor do I understand the Theory of Relativity, how to build a space shuttle or how to manage the Coosa River Dam System, I prefer to leave those things to the people who know about such things.
We chose to make investments on Logan Martin, we were not invited to do so by APCO. We chose to either build or buy on the water they control, we can accept the decisions they make or move.
From your nickname I reckon you fish, I would hope to meet a fellow fisherman who post here someday since ,honestly, that is my main reason for keeping our place on the lake,, fishing. Really looking forward to warmer weather, these old bones dont care to fish in the winter.
Have a safe day and God Bless
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