Gov. Perdue withdraws injunction against U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
November 6, 2007 at 6:05 pm by Thomas Wheatley in NewsGov. Sonny Perdue today withdrew the state’s lawsuit against the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The governor filed the motion on Oct. 19 in the Middle District of Florida in efforts to halt the Corps’ water releases from dwindling Lake Lanier.
“With the recent intervention by President Bush to compel our federal partners to come to the table, I am optimistic that this matter can be resolved outside of a courtroom,†Perdue said in a statement. “I never want to resort to legal action to settle disputes, but the seriousness of this drought forced me to explore every option available to protect Georgia’s water resources.â€
On Nov. 1, the Corps sent a letter to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service proposing an incremental reduction of releases into the Apalachicola River from its current rate of 5,000 cfs (cubic feet per second) to 4,150 cfs. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is expected to deliver a ruling on Nov. 15.
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