Lake Lanier Info

The Lake Lanier Association is currently preparing to sue the Corps of Engineers.

They're asking for financial help in their lawsuit and have prepared a Memorandum of Law supporting their case. It contains a huge amount of interesting and very worrying information about the effect of Lake Lanier's crisis on local business.

Visitors Drop as Lake Drops

According to the Lake Lanier Association trips on the lake will entirely cease when the lake reaches 1051 feet. We're only half a foot from entirely suspending the whole Lake Lanier industry:

How are Lake Lanier Businesses Affected?

They cite data from the Marine Trade Association of Metropolitan Atlanta (“MTAMA")

• Boat sales have declined $9,623,600.
• Three marinas have lost 557 slips due to the low water, and that number is climbing quickly. One marina was forced to extract almost all of its customers’ boats due to the low water levels, losing 476 slips.
• The revenue lost as a direct result of lost boat slips is $1,975,600.
• Additional costs associated with dredging, floorplan interest, moving docks to deeper water, additional costs in hauling out boats, and relocating facilities that have been beached by receding waters total $965,000 to date.
• MTAMA members have also reported the loss of $688,000 in parts/service and boat rentals.
• Thus far, a total of 18 jobs have been lost due directly to the low water levels; virtually all MTAMA members expect to find it necessary to lay off employees as the water drops .

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