Last month, the Lake Lanier Islands Development Authority was awarded more than $4.4 million in state “direct investment” — not loans — to rehabilitate a Flowery Branch well to supply water to the area that plays host to one of Hall County’s biggest tourist draws.The money is allocated through Gov. Nathan Deal’s Water Supply Program, an initiative headed by the Georgia Environmental Finance Authority aimed at developing new sources of water to meet future demands in the state.The development authority plans to use the money to tap into the well; install, if needed, the infrastructure associated with the transmission of water; and to purchase the appropriate property. The well is being tested to see if it will prove to be a stable water source.