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More rain, more fertilizer falling into Lake Lanier, group says. What that may mean
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The Chattahoochee Riverkeeper say stormwater runoff causes nutrient pollution in Lake Lanier for second consecutive year and record-high levels recorded in the last two years demonstrate the need to revisit a 2018 federal cleanup plan created to reduce unwanted nutrients in the Lake Lanier watershed. - photo by By Scott Rogers
Jeff Gill
DCN Regional Staff
Published: Mar 10, 2021, 3:00 PM
Heavy rainfall and too much fertilizer may be causing serious water quality problems for Lake Lanier, according to environmental watchdog group Chattahoochee Riverkeeper.
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War Hill Beach Brawl will bring all-ages wrestling to Lake Lanier
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Julia Hansen
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Updated: Aug 14, 2025, 4:03 PM
Published: Aug 13, 2025, 9:00 PM
The lakeside event will help support local youth wrestlers.
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