Lake Lanier is an Army Corp of engineers lake. It is the largest man made lake East of the Mississippi. It has also been the subject of water wars between Georgia, Alabama. and Florida.
At the heart of the wars is the use of water from the Lake for the City of Atlanta. When the Lake was first built use by Atlanta was NOT included in the plan. This is a big oops! Recently the courts have ruled that Atlanta has 3 years to find an alternate supply of water. What does this all mean?
Well the fight has been going on for 22 years at least and I am not sure it will end in 3 years. Georgia is trying to get Atlanta included in the use of the water. This makes total sense to me. But then who knows. In the end I think what will happen is new water sources will be added. They are long over due.
What this means for the folks on Lake Lanier in the long run is , I think, 100 percent good. New water sources will place less demand on the water from the lake. This in turn will keep lake levels up and mean that folks who own on the lake will see their property worth more due to the high lake levels and the ability to boat.
This is a great time to buy on Lake Lanier as folks are still recovering from the drought and the low lake levels. We have a great home now listed on the lake for 359,900. It is 3133 Lee Circle FMLS # 3948229. There is a dock as well as a pontoon boat that comes with the deal !!!
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