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Pollution and Lake Lanier - Papers

Pollution and Lake Lanier

Introduction

The urban sprawl that has engrossed Atlanta has created a huge problem involving water and water usage. At the center of this debate is the condition of Lake Lanier, which supplies water to several Georgia counties. Lake Lanier was created in 1956 when the Buford Dam was completed. (Sachs) The lakes waters come from the Chattahoochee River which runs through Georgia. (Sachs) Today the lake is a cold-water trout stream and the most visited federal reservoir in the country. (Sachs) The purpose of this discussion is to research the pro's of why we should dump 40 million ton of waste in "Lake Lanier " in the State of Georgia.

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And the thousands of people who get their drinking water from the lake would notice a change in taste and odor." (Environmental problems looming for Lake Lanier)

The majority of the study was paid for by Gwinnet County in hopes that the state would allow the county to release more treated sewage into Lake Lanier. Although the experts believe that industrial pollution will eventually cause the demise of Lake Lanier they do concede that pollution from waste is less harmful to the lake. In 2000 the state made a decision concerning the release of more waste into the lake. An article in National Wildlife Magazine explains that the state,

"Concluded that the lake can cope with the onslaught, Georgia's Environmental Protection Division last year signaled a willingness to permit the rapidly growing counties bordering the lake to increase their wastewater discharges, contingent on enforcement of water- treatment standards. "That the state is finally setting water-quality ...

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PAPER DETAILS

Added: 1/29/2016 08:52:22 AM
Category: Environment
Type: Premium Paper
Words: 671
Pages: 3

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