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	Name:	RvrRatt -
	Subject:	Lake Level My 2 cents
	Date:	5/15/2012 9:33:19 AM

For the most part, I lurk on this blog only occasionally commenting. When I do comment, it has usually been concerning the lake level.

I have been a lake property owner for around 7 or 8 years. Rarely during that time has the lake level been maintained at full pool for any length of time. Such is the nature of a reservoir as opposed to a lake.
I truly believe the lake is being mismanaged and having a background in engineering, I have come to this conclusion over 7 years of observation and data gathering. The mismanagement is not just APCO’s fault but the Corp of engineers as well as other government entities involved. And for certain the droughts, which no one has any control over and which are/have been very real and very severe, have only made the problem worse.

I have reached a conclusion that the only way for us as property owners to ever see any lasting change is to go the so called “green” or “tree hugger” route. The same route taken by the paddle boat people south of us. The LMLPA plus the business owners plus the property owners must do enough research to find a legitimate “green” or environmental reason to maintain higher lake levels. This seems to be the only thing the government entities in control listen to. Water quality, fish habitat (I saw someone comment on this earlier concerning cropy spawning) shell fish habitat, water flow (see the stagnant comment on the kayak groups web site) endangered species etc. etc. etc. A good verifiable reason is there we simply have to find it and then do the research to back it up. This is exactly what the kayak folks used to gain increased water flows at our expense. Find a rare bug, fish, mussle, bird, weed, whatever and prove that the constantly changing water levels are having a detrimental effect and viola! You have the answer to our problem!

If your opponent is beating you and beating you consistently, perhaps you should find out what it is he is beating you with and adopt his tactics.

My two cents worth

RiverRatt