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	Name:	MartiniMan -
	Subject:	Lake Levels
	Date:	8/4/2008 4:42:29 PM

I know that some of the reservoirs are "run of the river" which means they let water out as fast as it comes in and they are very stable. Martin is the largest lake on the Tallapoosa and is used for hydro generation so it probably has more releases and is more volatile. It seems to me that other than the run of the river reservoirs that the drop in levels should be more comparable for the remaining reservoirs that feed the Alabama River (ours and the Coosa). Would be interesting to see an explanation.

For the most part my sense is that APCO has been much more proactive about water level management than they were last year. It may be that for a while we seemed to be in a more typical weather pattern (afternoon thunderstorms with occasional longer rain events) and they were more aggressive about power generation. I am hopeful that with precipitation levels down again that they will continue to limit the releases which has us only dropping 0.1 feet every few days as opposed to daily (when we have no rain and they run 2-3 turbines).

Maybe I am wrong about this, but my attitude is I am grateful for the dramatic improvement over last year when I took my boat out for the year after July 4. While the drought is not as severe on our watershed it is still extreme and APCO has done a better job managing it. Lets hope they ask for the same rule curve modifications as last year which will have a big impact on getting to full pool again in the spring.