Comment period ending for water control manual update

Time is running out for the public to comment on the update of the Army Corps of Engineers master water control manual for the Apalachicola Chattahoochee Flint River System.

The public comment period was reopened in October in response to an appeals court ruling in 2011that allows Lake Lanier to be used for drinking water for the City of Atlanta.

 It’s a decision Florida opposed and one that will have a major impact on the Apalachicola River and Bay by depriving the bay of water it needs for its marine life and seafood industry.

Before the change occurs, the Corps has to update its water control manuals and perform an environmental analysis of the impacts of taking more water from the ACF system.

Because of the importance of the decision to the Apalachicola Bay, all residents are being asked to comment on the proposed changes and to detail any impacts they feel the changes will have to the area and the fishing industry.

Comments can be submitted online through Dec. 12.

We’ve posted the link for comments on this story on the news page at oysterradio.com as well as on the oyster radio facebook page.

http://www.sam.usace.army.mil/pa/acf-wcm/form.htm

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