Lake Lanier, river basins to get stimulus funds

MOBILE, Ala. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says $3 million to complete a study on managing the Apalachicola, Chattahoochee, Flint River basin is part of $293 million the Mobile, Ala., district receives in federal stimulus funds.

The corps said Tuesday the study covers ``water supply, recreation, hydropower, flood damage reduction, navigation, and fish and wildlife.''

Alabama, Georgia and Florida have been embroiled in a long-running dispute over water in the ACF basin.

The $4.6 billion stimulus alloted for corps civil works program includes 172 projects in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi. Five involve construction are 167 operations and maintenance. About $8.3 million is for Buford Dam and Lake Lanier, metro Atlanta's main water source along the Chattahoochee.

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