Comments on: Water Crises on the Rise in North America http://www.vector1media.com/spatialsustain/water-crises-on-the-rise-in-north-america.html Promoting Spatial Design for a Sustainable Tomorrow Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:39:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mickey http://www.vector1media.com/spatialsustain/water-crises-on-the-rise-in-north-america.html/comment-page-1#comment-34 Mickey Mon, 22 Oct 2007 17:55:41 +0000 http://vector1media.com/spatialsustain/?p=69#comment-34 Fortunately, there's a little bit of rain that might help. http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20071022/more-rain-coming-but-how-much/ The hope is that even if Atlanta pulls out of this without major incident, they'll have learned their lesson and start employing some real solutions. Fortunately, there’s a little bit of rain that might help.

http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20071022/more-rain-coming-but-how-much/

The hope is that even if Atlanta pulls out of this without major incident, they’ll have learned their lesson and start employing some real solutions.

]]> By: KoS http://www.vector1media.com/spatialsustain/water-crises-on-the-rise-in-north-america.html/comment-page-1#comment-32 KoS Sat, 20 Oct 2007 13:03:28 +0000 http://vector1media.com/spatialsustain/?p=69#comment-32 Here's a good recent article. http://apnews.myway.com/article/20071019/D8SCHTI00.html Also, out of all the bad there is some good. I talked to a few friends. They and others say, fishing in Lake Lanier has never been this good. :) And with the lake dropping, many of the features flooded over are being exposed. Here soon, possible, entire towns will be un-submergered for the first time since water swamped over them. It would be neat to walk around in those ole towns. KoS Here’s a good recent article.

http://apnews.myway.com/article/20071019/D8SCHTI00.html

Also, out of all the bad there is some good. I talked to a few friends. They and others say, fishing in Lake Lanier has never been this good. :)

And with the lake dropping, many of the features flooded over are being exposed. Here soon, possible, entire towns will be un-submergered for the first time since water swamped over them. It would be neat to walk around in those ole towns.

KoS

]]> By: KoS http://www.vector1media.com/spatialsustain/water-crises-on-the-rise-in-north-america.html/comment-page-1#comment-30 KoS Fri, 19 Oct 2007 20:20:34 +0000 http://vector1media.com/spatialsustain/?p=69#comment-30 The real blame is the rampant and uncontrolled growth in the region. And the poor management of the resources during the growth. Also, people need to cut back and realize water is a finite resource, even in "good times". Especially in areas which historically have long periods of drought. In the past they have had droughts just as severe, but the kicker is, not as many people using the rsources as compared to now. One thing not mentioned. Lake Lanier dam, the Corp has to release "x" amount of water from the reservior each day, no matter what. Why? Mulitple reasons, some, because of certain agreements with the state of Alabama and Florida. The biggest reason, the Threaten and Endanger Species Act. The Corp was sued in the past by environmental groups. Now they have to make sure they release a certain amount of water each day so as to not harm certain endangered species in Florida. No matter what the conditions are above the reservior, the water has to flow out of the dam to meet those agreements. It's my understand the watershed which feeds Lake Lanier is down to 1-3% of normal flow. Lake Allatoona is in the same sad state, NW Atlanta. While Lanier is NE Atlanta. Since the early 90's, when I lived there, the area's popultion has increase by about 3 million people. KoS The real blame is the rampant and uncontrolled growth in the region. And the poor management of the resources during the growth. Also, people need to cut back and realize water is a finite resource, even in “good times”. Especially in areas which historically have long periods of drought. In the past they have had droughts just as severe, but the kicker is, not as many people using the rsources as compared to now.

One thing not mentioned. Lake Lanier dam, the Corp has to release “x” amount of water from the reservior each day, no matter what. Why? Mulitple reasons, some, because of certain agreements with the state of Alabama and Florida.

The biggest reason, the Threaten and Endanger Species Act. The Corp was sued in the past by environmental groups. Now they have to make sure they release a certain amount of water each day so as to not harm certain endangered species in Florida.

No matter what the conditions are above the reservior, the water has to flow out of the dam to meet those agreements.

It’s my understand the watershed which feeds Lake Lanier is down to 1-3% of normal flow.

Lake Allatoona is in the same sad state, NW Atlanta. While Lanier is NE Atlanta. Since the early 90′s, when I lived there, the area’s popultion has increase by about 3 million people.

KoS

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