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Lake Wedowee Topics: Water levels - Bill

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	Name:	Maverick -
	Subject:	Water levels - Bill
	Date:	12/24/2008 11:40:24 AM

Bill:

I have a question for you is Smith Lake the only lake wanting to have their water levels raised.

I think not, right now Logan Martin, Martin and several other Alabama lakes are involved with APCO relicensing and one of the primary issues on the table for all is having their water levels raised.

It is not all about the homeowners, developers, etc a lot of folks know that what ever is agreed to regarding the rule curve during the relicensing process is set in stone of the next 20+ years. So it is not about you or me it is about the future of Alabama lakes and what such could bring to the local economy in terms of growth, jobs, sales tax revenues, property values and the like.

So there is a lot more at stake than developers wanting more year round water, which I am sure they do, but the major issue for me is the future of the lakes supporting and helping grow the local economies and what such could provide to future generations in the next 20+ years.

And yes I agree with regards to downstream requirements, flooding, etc. That is why they have 100 year flood plan studies and such to evaluate the risk of such a catastrophe, which from my understanding is minimal at best.