 The reservoir was given a permit by the Corps in 2004, as it is in the headwaters of ACT river basin, its water later flowing into the Coosa River and in turn the Alabama River and Mobile Bay.Despite being nearly complete in late October 2007, the state of Alabama amended its complaint in U.S. federal court against the Corps, trying to force it to revoke the permit and start the entire process over again, giving more consideration to its downstream effect on Alabama.This particular filing was likely in reaction to Georgia's aggressive actions to keep more water during the drought (in this case, particularly Lake Allatoona not far downstream), but is part of the so-called "tri-state water war" that has been ongoing in court since 1990.