There is no question that water is an issue here in the Atlanta area. My property is about 35 miles east of the city, and my creek is fed from a spring that emerges about 1/2 mile from me, on my neighbors property. The creek empties into a big creek about a mile downstream from me, then into a big lake, and eventually on to the Gulf. I have to ask myself how holding 25 acre-feet of water on my property would affect the water problems in Atlanta.
But I certainly agree that different Corps districts have their own priorities. And I agree even more that it matters who you ask and what kind of mood they are in that day.
I have contacted my congressman and he is asking a corps engineer in DC what the formal policy is on situations like mine. We agreed to start with general questions and work our way to my specific problem. I'll keep the forum posted on how this goes.
Hey Moe, I'm trying to think but nuthin's happening!
