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Name:	Summer Place -	Reply
Subject:	FERC Variance
Date:	1/8/2009 9:30:55 AM

Any news about the request for temporary variance with FERC???

Name:	Samdog -	Reply
Subject:	FERC Variance
Date:	1/8/2009 2:25:27 PM

I sure do wish we could retain some of this runoff.

Name:	Pier Pressure -	Reply
Subject:	FERC Variance
Date:	1/8/2009 4:06:01 PM

They are dumping lots of water, hope they have the turbins running! Alabama river was moving very swift this morning. Lots of trees floating and lots of docks under water...

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Name:	Maverick -	Reply
Subject:	FERC Variance
Date:	1/8/2009 7:45:20 PM

The variance request was submitted by APCo to FERC around December 28 and then FERC has a 30 day comment period.

So in theory the lake cannot be plugged till at the earliest Jan 29th or so.

Unfortunate based on the amount of rain the basin received this week.

Name:	Swimmer27 -	Reply
Subject:	FERC Variance
Date:	1/9/2009 12:59:08 PM

Didn't the variance request a "plug date" of Jan 15th. That being the case these rains would have had virtually no effect on our level. The good new is that the aquifers are being refilled so when we do plug there will be more run off to us up with.

Name:	Maverick -	Reply
Subject:	FERC Variance
Date:	1/9/2009 2:30:40 PM

Earlier plug date, plus reduced downstream requirements if I remember correctly.

Name:	Aardvark -	Reply
Subject:	FERC Variance
Date:	1/9/2009 7:08:58 PM

Unless the long range rainfall forecasts are pretty bleak, I would think that the possibility of receiving the variance is getting smaller.

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