The Lake Lanier Association is urging the state Environmental Protection Division to “use all available tools to restore and keep Lake Lanier at its full pool level.” “Due to the drought, Lake Lanier has not been at full pool since the spring of 2016 and continued to drop during the normal winter recharge season when the lake level normally increases, resulting in an elevation 10 feet below full pool,” according to a statement released Sunday by the Gainesville-based group. Predictions had called for the lake level to drop another 5 feet over the summer.