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Residents warn proposed Indian Creek/Carroll County reservoir could divert 6–18 million gallons a day from Little Tallapoosa
Summary
At a town-hall convened by Representative Fincher, residents, local officials and the Alabama Rivers Alliance discussed a proposed Indian Creek/Carroll County reservoir and a planned water transfer they say could remove 6–18 million gallons per day from the Little Tallapoosa River; organizers outlined monitoring, legal and legislative steps the community can pursue.
Residents, state legislators and river advocates met in Randolph County on concerns about a planned expansion of a reservoir and an associated water transfer that attendees said would pump water from the Little Tallapoosa River across the state line into a Carroll County (Ga.) storage site.
At the meeting, local resident Craig described the intake near Reevesville Road and a pipeline route to Snow Hill and said project documents and meeting notes he’d seen report a minimum withdrawal of “6,000,000 gallons of water a day at minimum” that “could be up to 18,000,000 a day.” He warned that reducing flow will concentrate pollution, harm fish and wildlife and impair recreational uses such as kayaking.
Charles Miller, policy director with the Alabama Rivers Alliance, said the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA/NRCS) is…
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