Even with water down, recreation area is drawing large crowds

David Dykes - The Greenville News

Date: 6/30/2008

The morning sun was growing warmer as Donnie Marcengill alternated between standing and sitting to tend to his fishing line. He had walked out on a dirt peninsula here, steps away from his beached 17-foot boat and not far from the campsite that would be home for a holiday weekend. Truth be known, the Westminster resident… Read More

States thirst for water taps reservoir of competing needs

Staff Writer - The Greenville News

Date: 6/29/2008

ATHENS, Ga. -- Northeast Georgia is in a severe drought, and here on the banks of the Oconee River, signs are anything but subtle. "We are running out of water!" declared a notice in a West Broad Street hotel lobby. To underscore the point, it included photos of the town's primary reservoir, which had dropped to a much… Read More

Talk of damming Flint River stirs anger

Stacy Shelton - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Date: 6/26/2008

As north Georgia enters its third summer of record-setting drought, decision-makers are turning again to reservoirs: damming streams to store more water against future dry spells. Environmental groups are preparing to fight another battle over the Flint River, one of the state's longest stretches of free-flowing water… Read More

State: Drought will worsen so keep conserving

Stacy Shelton - Atlanta Journal Constitution

Date: 6/25/2008

With the drought expected to worsen over the summer, Georgia Environmental Protection Division Director Carol Couch told Georgians today to be responsible and continue conserving water. "Lake Lanier is of critical concern today and will remain so through the summer and fall," Couch said. Lanier, the main source of water… Read More

Three Southern reservoirs are expected to drop

Greg Bluestein - The Macon Telegraph

Date: 6/20/2008

Federal officials warned Thursday that three key reservoirs feeding Georgia, Alabama and Florida are expected to drop in the next few weeks, another dose of bad news for the drought-stricken Southeast. The news from the U.S. Corps of Engineers worried some environmentalists who fear the dropping lake levels could set… Read More