SHORELINES

22 Shor e l i n e S | 2015 Vol :1 THE Listening TOUR A R M Y C O R P S G E N E R A L H E A R S C O N C E R N S F R O M L A K E A S S O C I A T I O N S A B O U T N E W W A T E R C O N T R O L M A N U A L S T H A T I M P A C T W E I S S , N E E LY H E N R Y A N D L O G A N M A R T I N L A K E S . Brig. Gen. David Turner, commander of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers South Atlantic Division, is poised to approve new water control manuals for the Alabama-Coosa- Tallapoosa (ACT) basin. The manuals will guide water management decisions not only at the Corps dams in the ACT basin, but also at many of the Alabama Power dams. Turner met with homeowners from Weiss, Neely Henry and Logan Martin lakes Jan. 22 to hear their concerns regarding the new manuals. "I came here for the opportunity to visit the stakeholders and listen," Turner said in a break between meetings at Logan Martin and Weiss dams. "It's important to get out and meet with these people prior to signing the document and hear their issues and concerns." The visit also provided the general a look at two of Alabama Power's projects that will be affected by the manual updates. Turner was accompanied by Col. Jon Chytka, commander and district engineer of the Corps' Mobile District; Kris Mullens, chief of staff for Chytka; Above: File Photo by BernarD troncale — Logan Martin Dam on the Coosa River.

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