New Lake Martin water levels are official. Alabama Power officially announced the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has issued a new operational license for Lake Martin. The approved license appears to meet the points approved by FERC in April of 2015, after previously being denied during the nine-year re-licensing review and application process. Although this is not new news, it is nice Continue Reading
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Lake Martin Winter Water Level Approved by FERC
Higher Winter Water Level Approved by FERC The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has approved a new winter Lake Martin water level of 483' MSL (the old lake level was 480' MSL). This will extend the lake season by 6 weeks." The lake will stay at full pool until October 15th, given ample water supply, which is roughly a 6 week extension of the "Season". This is great news for Continue Reading
Lake Martin Proposed Winter Pool Increase
Since this post a final decision was made. FERC approves winter water level for Lake Martin. Raising the Lake Martin Winter Pool Level from 481 feet MSL to 484 feet MSL is still a possibility. The Alexander City Outlook wrote an information article on the current status. Below are some informative quotes from the Outlook article. Full article here. Local stakeholders Continue Reading
Lake Martin Water Level Proposal Denied
The Federal Energy Regulation Commission (FERC) recently rejected the Alabama Power Company relicensing proposal. The proposal would have increased Lake Martin's winter water levels to 483 feet above MSL, a 3 foot increase. Also, this proposal would have extended the time period Lake Martin remains at full pool during the summer. The Lake Martin water level proposal is relicensed every 40 Continue Reading
