Clyde Morris, the attorney for the Lake Lanier Association, along with the attorneys for the State, metro Atlanta water supply providers, and Gwinnett County, has filed what we expect to be our last brief in Phase 2 of the Tri-State Water Rights Litigation.
This brief responded to arguments raised by Florida, Alabama, and other parties regarding the Corps’ operation of the ACF facilities. At issue is the Revised Interim Operations Plan (RIOP), which was implemented by the Corps in response to pressure from Florida and which heavily impacted Lake Lanier water levels in late 2007. Florida invoked the Endangered Species Act (ESA) to force the Corps to maintain higher flows during drought for the protection of several threatened and endangered species in the Apalachicola River.
When Jo-Anne Jackson’s 6th grade art class was featured on a local new station recently, it came as no surprise to me. Ms. Jackson uses a “make your own test” website called 
