Revised reservoir plan excludes Cedar Creek

Thanks to a favorable ruling in the tri-state spat over water in Lake Lanier, Hall County officials say they no longer need Cedar Creek Reservoir to make their plans for a future reservoir viable.

The move, according to Hall County Board of Commissioners Chairman Tom Oliver, could reduce the cost of Glades Reservoir by at least $200 million.

It also likely will neutralize ongoing friction between the county and the Gainesville City Council over ownership of Cedar Creek.

Hall County’s plans for the 850-acre Glades Reservoir originally included pumping water from Flat Creek, a tributary of the Chattahoochee River upstream of Lanier, to Cedar Creek Reservoir in the Oconee River basin.

Under the proposal, the water would have been treated and distributed to customers from there.

Now, officials say that they want to let the water flow straight from Glades’ dam to Flat Creek and eventually into

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