When will they release? GA Power knows.. but they're not telling you.
Here is the number. If you call it please just leave me a note in the comments if you get up to date information or not. The release information is about 2 minutes into the call. 404-329-1455 – It should be updated twice daily by 11AM and 11PM. Here is more Morgan falls information on my Chattahoochee River page.
Activity Log:
12/6/2011: Up to Date
12/7/2011: Previous Days report
12/8/2011: Not current
Friday, December 16, 2011 2:40 PM: Previous Days report and.. it cut off before finishing.
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- Tuesday, December 06, 2011 11:50 AM
- Called George - Hydro Relicensing Project Manager
- Was told this is not as simple as it seems… it’s complex.. etc. Basically excuses as to why it CAN’T be done. He took my number and said he would have an engineer give me a call BUT.. When I asked for a small window of transparency into the release schedule the call ended… I didn’t hang up on him. I waited about 2 minutes and called him back but he didn’t answer so I left a voice mail. Wow. I think I just got hung up on.
- I found lots of great information about the dam in this archive (includingGeorge’s number) so browse it for yourself as well.
- Tuesday, December 06, 2011 12:10 PM
- George Called me back and said that something must have broken the connection.. neither of us were on a cell phone but… ok. He went on to tell me that the number had updated information today and you know what? IT DOES!! First time ever. Weird. BUT.. do you know what’s REALLY weird.. is how he had just spent 5 – 10 minutes of the previous call explaining to me why it wasn’t possible. Here is the number if you want to call it yourself: 404-329-1455
- The bottom line is I don’t care if it’s complicated, I don’t care whatever… I would just like it updated on a daily basis and to also have a web address to allow for quick checks just like they do with the Buford Dam Release Schedule.
- Wednesday, December 07, 2011 3:29 PM
- Never got a call back from the engineer yesterday.
- Thursday, December 08, 2011 10:39 AM
- Got a call from an engineer… Wow. Was told everything I needed to know and then some, this lady really knew her stuff.
- As it turns out there has been a technical problem with the call line and they didn’t know it wasn’t being updated. They have created a ticket with their internal IT department and should get it running again soon.
- Expect the information to be updated by 11AM and 11PM each day.
As I’ve used the Chattahoochee River over this summer I found one consistent source of frustration and that is Morgan Falls dam. Whether you plan on boating below the dam and CAN NOT find out what time they will be releasing or if you’re coming down the river from the top at Bull Sluice lake and they’ve just released water, lowering the lake levels which leaves you dragging your boat through knee deep mud, there’s just no way of knowing. On one of the fishing forums someone said the best way to know is when you least expect it, expect it and while that’s funny and true it’s a sorry excuse for management of a public resource.
Georgia Power manages this dam and as I noted in my main Chattahoochee River post, they provide a number for you to call to get information about the dam. Unfortunately that number is useless from a release perspective, if you want to listen to it here it is.
I think it’s their duty to provide this information to the public. I’m not saying it’s easy but I’m certain that they know what they are going to do at the beginning of each day which is to say they actually have a plan and since they have a plan then why wouldn’t they share it.
Making a recording and posting the information on a website couldn’t take more than 5 – 10 minutes and I think that in not making this investment they are making a strong statement… that it’s not worth it. That’s not acceptable.
So I’m going to propose to Georgia Power that they make this information available on a daily basis and I encourage you to do the same. If you make any calls or know anything I encourage you to leave information in the comments section. I will get back in touch with you and go from there.
I know this isn’t going to be fast and will take some time and probably many more people than myself will need to become involved in order for this to happen but I’m in it for the long haul and look forward to seeing Georgia Power do the right thing here.
