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	Name:	MartiniMan -
	Subject:	LAKE LEVEL / WHATS GOING ON?
	Date:	12/28/2008 10:37:05 PM

Last winter the lake was granted a variance to allow it to keep levels up and this year the same variance wasn't granted. Rainfall over the last 30 days is above normal and we close to normal for the last 60 days. I suspect they don't have the same level of concern about the drought at this point in time as they did last year. If you look at the rule curve they are right on track. The question is what they will do should we retunr to below normal rainfall. I assume they will reduce the out flow to closer to minimum flows require by permit.

As much as I am no huge fan of APCO they do seem to have managed lake levels better in the last year and haven't made the same faux pas as the COE at Lake Lanier when the gauge stuck. I would give them the benefit of the doubt that that they will maintain the level around 480.0 until they don't and then we can begin to apply some pressure. They have to balance the needs of the lake owners and businesses, businesses that rely on adequate flow in the Alabama River and their own power generation and seem to have a better balance. Let's watch the water levels over the next few weeks and see what they do.