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pete421
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call me crazy but
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10/2/2007 12:48:11 PM
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does anyone find it strange that just about the entire state of Georgia is under some type of water restriction, but that in the state of alabama there are hardly any restrictions. i guess our drought is not as bad as thiers?
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ecstasypoint
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call me crazy but
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10/2/2007 1:22:20 PM
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I don't think you are crazy. I was wondering the same thing. I'm not big on legislating intelligence, but shouldn't saving water be on everyone's mind now regardless of whether or not it helps the lake? I know it's tough to do without when you see your neighbors watering grass, but I appreciate the suggestions people have made for conserving water. Even if we get through this situation fine, I'm still thinking about the next time and the time after that.
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Osms
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call me crazy but
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10/2/2007 1:40:20 PM
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Corps of Engineers in Atlanta has been sending a lot of water to the dredging project is South Alabama run by the Mobile Corps--that's part of the problem. That's why Lake Martin will take a big drop the next two weeks and on into the winter.
When we're all out of water--remember the Corps ran it out for their own use with NO consideration for the citizens in the Coosa/ Tallapoosa Basin.
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LifeTime Laker
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call me crazy but
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10/2/2007 2:12:14 PM
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OneSiceMySide ALWAYS know the best way manage the water resources of Al and GA. Just ask him. The Corps is doing what they are supposed to do with the water, send it where it is need the most!! Our recreation does NOT figure in their equation, not even a little bit.
As for conserving water, well I made the statement here back i the spring that using lake water for sprinklers should be banned this year and was told I was an idiot, it made no difference, etc.etc. All those gallons of water used to keep grass green for folks that rearely ever even come to the lake, not THAT IS IMPORTANT!!!
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8hcap
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call me crazy but
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10/2/2007 2:44:05 PM
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We have been under water restrictions for months in Birmingham and Shelby County. Guess where Shelby County gets its water - the Coosa River. I don't see the Coosa fluctuating by more than a foot or two all year (visual observations from the bridge).
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Hawks Nest
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call me crazy but
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10/2/2007 8:42:57 PM
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Perhaps I'm wrong, but I've noticed no one posting about "recreation."
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you are not wrong.
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AnchorbayDon
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call me crazy but
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10/3/2007 9:48:11 AM
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When the COE releases water from Allatoona, it goes through the Coosa system to get to Mobile. They need a certain volume in the Alabama River at Montgomery for downstream activities, so if it doesn't come from the Coosa, they have to take it from the Tallapoosa (Lake Martin). All new water in either the Coosa or Tallapoosa therefore effects both river systems.
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MartiniMan
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Drought making national news
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10/3/2007 10:43:34 AM
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I saw on Fox News this morning a story about the drought in Georgia. In looking at the drought monitor it seems to me that northern Alabama has been worse than Georgia all year long (more widespread exceptional drought). Maybe some of the rain in August/Sept, what little there was, helped Aabama more than Georgia.
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Pier Pressure
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Drought making national news
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10/3/2007 11:16:27 AM
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Marbury Water Systems put out restrictions over two monts ago...
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TotheLake
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Wetumpka is under water
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10/3/2007 11:49:27 AM
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restrictions. We got a notice several weeks ago about not watering.
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MythBuster
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Yes,
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10/3/2007 12:28:58 PM
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he is. Boating, skiing, PWCs, fishing, swimming, even sitting on the dock and enjoying the sunset: all would be considered recreation on the lake. Even threads about boat ramps are based on recreation, since the only reason the ramps are there is so people can put boats in the water, and the only reason for putting boats in the lake are recreational.
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