The fiasco we are witnessing with lake levels at Thurmond Lake shows a terrible lack of leadership matched only by the way Congress is handling the current energy crisis. For some reason the U.S.

By Rob Pavey A plan by the Army Corps of Engineers to retain more water in Lake Lanier north of Atlanta won't affect drought management tactics already in place for Thurmond Lake and other Savannah River reservoirs.

By Rob Pavey Bald eagle numbers are down at Thurmond Lake, according to an annual survey conducted last week in which only six birds were spotted. However, dense fog the morning of the survey and low water levels that made boat travel difficult make it likely that some birds were uncounted.

As Atlanta withers and worries under an unprecedented drought and water shortage, Augusta appears to have escaped the harshest restrictions, at least for now.

By Rob Pavey Hydrilla is a weed with few friends, especially at Thurmond Lake. It can survive herbicides, choke boating channels and harbor an algae fatal to bald eagles and waterfowl.