Reservoir operations update

River Neighbors - Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Date: 8/21/2008

Drought conditions continue to significantly impact the Tennessee Valley. On average, tributary reservoirs are about 15 feet below normal levels for this time of year due to below normal rainfall and runoff over the past three years. Reservoir Observed August 20 Level Normal Level* 2007 2008… Read More

Water wars could be near an end; state experts say Alabama may be a winner in deal

Markeshia Ricks - Montgomery Advertiser

Date: 8/20/2008

Alabama, Florida and Georgia have been waging a water war for 18 years, but a cease-fire may be in sight. Alabama experts not only be­lieve that the courts may finally determine the states' water rights in the next two years, but that Alabama might be one of the winners in the war. Negotiations between the Re­… Read More

President Bush Signs Clean Boating Act into Law

Mathew Dunn - National Marine Manufacturers Association

Date: 7/30/2008

NMMA applauds important relief measure for recreational boating WASHINGTON, D.C., July 30, 2008—In a significant victory for the recreational marine industry and the American boating and angling public, President Bush late yesterday signed into law S. 2766, the Clean Boating Act of 2008, protecting the more than 17… Read More

Michigan man drowns in Norris Lake

Staff Reporter - WBIR Channel 10 News

Date: 7/8/2008

The Union County Rescue Squad has recovered the body of a Michigan man from the Powell River arm of Norris Lake. Timothy Michael Kennan, 47 and of Lake Orion, Michigan, was pulled from 19 feet of water Tuesday morning. The body was taken to UT Medical Center, bound for an autopsy. Witness reports indicate a group had… Read More

UPDATE: Missing body found on Norris Lake

Staff Writer - Volunteer TV WVLT

Date: 7/1/2008

Authorities say they've found the body of an Ohio man who jumped from a boat Memorial Day in Norris Lake. Authorities tell us that Peter Gruber, 26, went overboard on May 25...He told his friends he wondered what it would be like to jump from a moving boat. if (self['plpm'] && plpm['Mid-Story Ad']) document.write('');if… Read More