Comments on: The next six weeks are key http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080215/the-next-six-weeks-are-key/ Keeping you informed about the Georgia drought. Wed, 15 Oct 2008 19:49:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Chicken Little http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080215/the-next-six-weeks-are-key/#comment-3035 Chicken Little Thu, 06 Mar 2008 15:03:26 +0000 http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080215/the-next-six-weeks-are-key/#comment-3035 More beneficial rain is forecast for tomorrow! The drought is easing! http://www.drought.unl.edu/DM/DM_southeast.htm More beneficial rain is forecast for tomorrow!

The drought is easing!

http://www.drought.unl.edu/DM/DM_southeast.htm

]]> By: Craig http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080215/the-next-six-weeks-are-key/#comment-2935 Craig Thu, 28 Feb 2008 05:31:37 +0000 http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080215/the-next-six-weeks-are-key/#comment-2935 Sorry ya'll, I've been on vacation. Hope you haven't missed me too much. :) RichS, once again, I have to agree with you. Some posters are trying to turn this into a partisan politics issue, when it is actually the failure of our government in general to deal with the important issues of sprawl and water planning. Metro Atlanta sprawl and water planning issues have been problems for a LONG time, regardless of who was in politicial power (Democrat or Republican). And if you wanted to assign blame to a particular party, up until Sonny, we've had all Democrat Governor's since the sprawl began. So there is no logic to the argument that just because Sonny is in office now that he should be blamed for the poor planning of decades of politicians before him. But as I said, these are not partisan politics issues, and no one party is to blame for the situation we're in now. Metro Atlanta sprawl covers counties and cities that are Republican as well as Democrat, and has for years. I have lived in Atlanta for over 30 years, so I have seen the sprawl grow. It's everywhere in Metro Atlanta regardless of that particular areas' political leanings. The issue of poor water planning is also not Republican or Democrat issue. As mentioned earlier in this post, Cobb and Cherokee counties (largely Republican counties, the land of Newt Gingrich, Johnny Isakson and others) have among the most forward-thinking water plans in our metro area. Meanwhile, Dekalb county (which other than the Dunwoody area is mostly Democratic) has no water plan as of yet. While other counties have already announced or plan to announce soon their water plan in response to Sonny's February 6th announcement, Dekalb county hasn't even put the issue on their meeting agenda yet! They had a county commissioner meeting yesterday, and it was not on there. Their next meeting is in 2 weeks. We can only hope it will be on that meeting agenda. Forsyth county (largely Republican) where most of Lake Lanier is, does not have a well-formed long-term water policy. They are 100% reliant on Lake Lanier. So there is no relationship between political party and water planning. Both parties are equally adept at sqandering our tax dollars on projects of their interest. :) Sorry ya’ll, I’ve been on vacation. Hope you haven’t missed me too much. :)

RichS, once again, I have to agree with you. Some posters are trying to turn this into a partisan politics issue, when it is actually the failure of our government in general to deal with the important issues of sprawl and water planning.

Metro Atlanta sprawl and water planning issues have been problems for a LONG time, regardless of who was in politicial power (Democrat or Republican). And if you wanted to assign blame to a particular party, up until Sonny, we’ve had all Democrat Governor’s since the sprawl began. So there is no logic to the argument that just because Sonny is in office now that he should be blamed for the poor planning of decades of politicians before him.

But as I said, these are not partisan politics issues, and no one party is to blame for the situation we’re in now.

Metro Atlanta sprawl covers counties and cities that are Republican as well as Democrat, and has for years. I have lived in Atlanta for over 30 years, so I have seen the sprawl grow. It’s everywhere in Metro Atlanta regardless of that particular areas’ political leanings.

The issue of poor water planning is also not Republican or Democrat issue.
As mentioned earlier in this post, Cobb and Cherokee counties (largely Republican counties, the land of Newt Gingrich, Johnny Isakson and others) have among the most forward-thinking water plans in our metro area.

Meanwhile, Dekalb county (which other than the Dunwoody area is mostly Democratic) has no water plan as of yet. While other counties have already announced or plan to announce soon their water plan in response to Sonny’s February 6th announcement, Dekalb county hasn’t even put the issue on their meeting agenda yet! They had a county commissioner meeting yesterday, and it was not on there. Their next meeting is in 2 weeks. We can only hope it will be on that meeting agenda.

Forsyth county (largely Republican) where most of Lake Lanier is, does not have a well-formed long-term water policy. They are 100% reliant on Lake Lanier.

So there is no relationship between political party and water planning. Both parties are equally adept at sqandering our tax dollars on projects of their interest. :)

]]> By: Prootwadl http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080215/the-next-six-weeks-are-key/#comment-2866 Prootwadl Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:28:56 +0000 http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080215/the-next-six-weeks-are-key/#comment-2866 Thanks, GThierry! :-) Thanks, GThierry! :-)

]]> By: RichS http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080215/the-next-six-weeks-are-key/#comment-2865 RichS Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:20:39 +0000 http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080215/the-next-six-weeks-are-key/#comment-2865 Regarding the republican vs democrat issue, I don't really see any big difference when it comes to infrastructure spending. Both seem to spend money for pork targeted at their favored constituencies rather than genuine infrastructure needs. The Democrat ideology is more about creating a nanny state that shields their constituents from such harsh realities of life as having to work for a living than it is about building infrastructure. And it strikes me funny that this failure of government is seen as a need for more government, not as validating the viewpoint that government does very few things well. Whenever government fails (i.e. Katrina), it must be the fault of republicans. It can't just be that government is inherently inefficient. Regarding the republican vs democrat issue, I don’t really see any big difference when it comes to infrastructure spending. Both seem to spend money for pork targeted at their favored constituencies rather than genuine infrastructure needs.

The Democrat ideology is more about creating a nanny state that shields their constituents from such harsh realities of life as having to work for a living than it is about building infrastructure.

And it strikes me funny that this failure of government is seen as a need for more government, not as validating the viewpoint that government does very few things well. Whenever government fails (i.e. Katrina), it must be the fault of republicans. It can’t just be that government is inherently inefficient.

]]> By: C.Little http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080215/the-next-six-weeks-are-key/#comment-2864 C.Little Wed, 20 Feb 2008 11:14:39 +0000 http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080215/the-next-six-weeks-are-key/#comment-2864 I'm going to go out on a limb here......NOBODY WHO RELIES ON LANIER FOR WATER IS GOING TO FIND THERE TAPS RUN DRY IN 2008 OR 2009. LITTLE HAS SPOKEN! I’m going to go out on a limb here……NOBODY WHO RELIES ON LANIER FOR WATER IS GOING TO FIND THERE TAPS RUN DRY IN 2008 OR 2009.

LITTLE HAS SPOKEN!

]]> By: GThierry http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080215/the-next-six-weeks-are-key/#comment-2861 GThierry Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:01:40 +0000 http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080215/the-next-six-weeks-are-key/#comment-2861 Prootwadl, see http://atlantawatershortage.com/wiki/index.php/List_of_water_sources_for_metro_area_counties Prootwadl, see http://atlantawatershortage.com/wiki/index.php/List_of_water_sources_for_metro_area_counties

]]> By: Prootwadl http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080215/the-next-six-weeks-are-key/#comment-2860 Prootwadl Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:36:00 +0000 http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080215/the-next-six-weeks-are-key/#comment-2860 Is there a resource anywhere on the web which shows where various areas, towns, counties, or whatever in the Atlanta metro get their water? It would be interesting to see which areas would be most impacted by Lake Lanier, and which areas might not be impacted at all. Is there a resource anywhere on the web which shows where various areas, towns, counties, or whatever in the Atlanta metro get their water?

It would be interesting to see which areas would be most impacted by Lake Lanier, and which areas might not be impacted at all.

]]> By: SouthSideNative http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080215/the-next-six-weeks-are-key/#comment-2859 SouthSideNative Tue, 19 Feb 2008 19:58:26 +0000 http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080215/the-next-six-weeks-are-key/#comment-2859 Clayton County has a very impressive system of its own resiorviors and wetlands(and they're still adding)that was featured in a Nov. article of the AJC and in a couple of environmental magazines.Unfortunately I live 1/2 mile north of the Clayton/Fulton line,and the city of College Park(except for the part that rests in Clayton Co.) gets its water from the Sparks resoirvor at Sweetwater S.P.This town has no finances to build its own water system. Clayton County has a very impressive system of its own resiorviors and wetlands(and they’re still adding)that was featured in a Nov. article of the AJC and in a couple of environmental magazines.Unfortunately I live 1/2 mile north of the Clayton/Fulton line,and the city of College Park(except for the part that rests in Clayton Co.) gets its water from the Sparks resoirvor at Sweetwater S.P.This town has no finances to build its own water system.

]]> By: Prootwadl http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080215/the-next-six-weeks-are-key/#comment-2856 Prootwadl Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:16:31 +0000 http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080215/the-next-six-weeks-are-key/#comment-2856 No pun intended. :-) No pun intended. :-)

]]> By: Prootwadl http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080215/the-next-six-weeks-are-key/#comment-2855 Prootwadl Tue, 19 Feb 2008 17:16:02 +0000 http://www.atlantawatershortage.com/20080215/the-next-six-weeks-are-key/#comment-2855 Little said: "What is your LOCAL municipal water provider doing to ensure a safe, reliable source of water in the event of an extended drought?" I live in Cobb County, which is serviced by the Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority. The CCMWA already has a fairly diversified water system (some of its water comes from the Chattahoochie, some of it from Lake Allatoona), and it also has been building a new reservoir with the City of Canton (the Hickory Log Creek Dam and Resevoir). That seems like constructive action to me. Little said:
“What is your LOCAL municipal water provider doing to ensure a safe, reliable source of water in the event of an extended drought?”

I live in Cobb County, which is serviced by the Cobb County-Marietta Water Authority. The CCMWA already has a fairly diversified water system (some of its water comes from the Chattahoochie, some of it from Lake Allatoona), and it also has been building a new reservoir with the City of Canton (the Hickory Log Creek Dam and Resevoir).

That seems like constructive action to me.

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