On the cover sheet of the brief Georgia’s water-wars lawyers filed in federal court last year was a 1940s photo of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ sign at Lake Lanier’s construction site. Clearly displayed on the sign, just below the words “Buford Dam” and “U.S. Army” are these words: “Primary Purposes: Flood Control-Power-Water Supply-Increased Flow for Navigation.”
The photo backed Georgia’s argument to U.S. District Court Judge Paul A. Magnuson of Minnesota that water supply for Atlanta was an original, congressionally authorized reason to build Buford Dam. In the 84-page motion for summary judgment that followed the photo, Georgia’s lawyers laid out in excruciating detail the planning documents, studies and congressional testimony to support their contention.
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