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	Name:	turnipgreen -
	Subject:	Still pumping
	Date:	2/23/2009 11:42:32 AM

keyman,

My original response was due to several people questioning why water was being released, and also it seemed that they were implying that it was being released to cool Gorgas. I think some facts in both direction have been misunderstood by some. At this time of the year water releases are for flood control. The water for cooling of Gorgas is plenty cool right now without water from Smith Lake.

I don't know what the answer is for summer time. I can see the argument both ways, but I still acknowledge that APC built the dam. It would not have been built just for recreation. I would think that APC would have an equal argument that cooling Gorgas is a legal use of the waters of smith lake (since Gorgas produces electricity, which is one reason for the dam), as much as we have that smith lake is for recreation.

Extreme arguments on both sides seem to produce nothing but bitterness. Both sides seem to be just as guilty at name calling and argument baiting on this particular forum. I don't see that either helps anything.

Ron