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	Name:	water_watcher -
	Subject:	I agree with an earlier plug
	Date:	12/29/2008 11:38:07 AM

why have it go lower? The beauty of a lake is with water. The lake was built for power generation and flood control. I can see and support the need for taking it down in the winter to handle the spring rains. Southern company does generate power when they need to release .... but power generation is a small part of the lake management any longer. In the summer it is used to supplement demand, but not as a primary energy source.

When you see the rapid rise rise we had late this summer, it was a good thing we were not at full pool or we could have had flooding. But I can not see on a regular basis taking the winter level lower than the current plan.

When you say plug it up in the spring, that is all well and good, but there are requirements for meeting down stream needs .... the same as the "feeders" that fill up Martin. If others took your attitude the Martin would not fill up.