There are only 174 available dock permits for Lake Lanier.  A lottery system has been setup for obtaining the few remaining permits.  The total number docks at Lake Lanier was set in 2004 to 10,615.  Other news around the lake is the water level.  Lake Lanier is continuing to drop and the current level is 1065.98.  The lake has dropped 7 inches since mid June and the outlook does not look very good for the remainder of the summer.  We will continue to monitor the lake level and the lack of rainfall.