It’s official! FERC license to raise lake level for 30 years

Any seawall or dock work in process on Lake Martin may need to be completed in less than three weeks, as water levels are expected to rise in conjunction with the much-anticipated new license the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued last month to Alabama Power Company for the operation of Martin Dam.

As the vast majority of stakeholders had hoped, the long-awaited license includes rule curve changes that require a winter pool level on Lake Martin at 484 feet (mean sea level) and the opportunity for a fall extension of the summer pool level of 491 feet when conditions are met.