Yesterday, here in upstate SC, we were told that we may have to “help” Atlanta with their water supply from Lake Hartwell and other water sources here in SC. Well, we are still in a battle with NC over watersheds on the border. I say lets see how GA helps itself before bleeding the Carolinas. The Governor needs to take control of the water supplies with the national guard. Of course my capitalistic selfishness says we could sell SC water to GA for a nice price, not just give it to them.
"The Corps' nonsensical action to further release vital water from Georgia's already depleted federal reservoirs must not stand," he said.
Federal reservoirs. There's the problem.
Sorry, I meant the reply to be to ‘All’ and not to you.
Not likely to happen without Congressional input. Lakes Burton, Rabun, Seed, and Hartwell are all on the eastern side of the eastern continental divide. For a similar reason, water won't be taken from the Tennessee River, either. The COE's policy is to not allow water to go from one watershed to another without being replaced with something. They only thing Atlanta has to offer in return is treated sewage. Atlanta is going to have one long row to hoe to convince folks in other watersheds to take their processed turds in exchange for clean drinking water.....
You DO realize that Hartwell also borders Georgia right? You DO realize that the Dam is actually in Georgia and the main water source for the lake also comes from Georgia? I don’t think you’ll be “selling” us anything.
Being in GA, let me say: keep it, then.
You have your “homegrown” water supply. We certainly appreciate the overrun, but if you need all you have and it’s yours then keep it; if we don’t have what we need, that’s our problem.
The problem with having the governors seize the water supplies via the National Guard is that the National Guard is really part of the Army, which also owns the Corp. of Engineers which (legally and/or practically) owns the water supplies (lakes, dams). Tellling the Army to go seize something from itself won’t help.
Ya see, half the lake is in GA. Half the dam is in GA. And ALL of the water control is in GA. Any suggestions before GA opens the spigot?