Georgia Water Resources Institute

Mega Cities Water forum 2006 - Atlanta, Georgia

Lake Lanier was named after Georgia poet Sidney Lanier (1842-1881) and was formed after the construction of the Bufford Dam in 1957. Lake Lanier has a surface area of 38,000 acres, is Atlanta's water supply source, and attracts over 16 million visitors annualy who come to enjoy its 60 recreational areas and 7 marinas.

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Advisory Committee

S. Bethea Director; Upper Chattahoochee Riverkeeper	S. Draper President; Draper and Associates
R. England Assistant Chief, Fisheries; Georgia Dept. of Natural Res.	J. Feldt Hydrologist in Charge; National Weather Service
J. Hankinson Jr. Regional Administrator; Environmental Protection Agency	A. Holbrook Chairman; West Point Lake Advisory Council
E. Martin District Chief; US Geological Survey, Water Res. Division	G. Mauldin Senior Engineer; US Army Engineers, South Atlantic Division
H. Reheis Director; Georgia Environmental Protection Division	Shahrokh Rouhani Ph.D President; Newfields Inc