A view of the interim drought plan EA from a water manager’s perspective
The Savannah District Water Managers are excited about the drought plan update. The main element proposed in the current Draft Environmental Assessment (EA) is to determine our water releases from the...
View ArticleCommander’s Message – Summer 2012
The Savannah District has received many e-mails from residents of the Hartwell and Thurmond communities expressing their concerns about the current state of the reservoirs. Some have asked us to make...
View ArticleWater Management and Drought
The Savannah River Basin has had a significant rain deficit throughout the last year, which has continued to produce low lake levels that severely impact recreation, hydropower, and other authorized...
View ArticleCorps completes environmental assessment
From the Commander: Since we released the draft Interim Drought Plan Environmental Assessment (EA) in April, our team reviewed more than 100 emails and letters with public comments and worked closely...
View ArticleEnvironmental Assessment reduces wintertime outflows, adds stream flow indicator
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed a comprehensive Environmental Assessment (EA) required to update the Savannah River Basin Drought Contingency Plan. Data from the EA gave us the...
View ArticleVideo: Basin Operates on Current Drought Plan
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District continues to monitor the ongoing drought in the Savannah River Basin. This includes constant coordination among state and federal resource agencies....
View ArticleIn response to your emails: What to expect with February outflows
Many stakeholders have expressed their concern with the outflows from the reservoirs identified in our ten-week projection. The projection forecasts an increase in outflows to 4,000 cubic feet per...
View ArticleWhy our requests for lower flows were rejected
Recently the Savannah District sought approval from state and federal agencies to deviate from the current drought plan by keeping outflows at 3,800 cubic feet per second (cfs) until the reservoirs...
View ArticleHow the Broad River influences outflows
By Tracy Robillard, Public Affairs Specialist When the Corps of Engineers updated the Savannah River Basin drought plan in August 2012, we added a new indicator for determining drought levels: stream...
View ArticleCommander responds to stakeholder claims on basin management
By Col. Jeff Hall, Savannah District Commander Editor’s note: This week Col. Hall received an email from a Lake Hartwell stakeholder which expressed frustration with how the Corps manages the Savannah...
View ArticleCorps water manager gives update on basin comprehensive study
In this video, Stan Simpson, a water manager with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, answers frequently asked questions about the Savannah River Basin Comprehensive Study. The Corps,...
View ArticleFreshwater storage impoundment mitigates increased chlorides in Abercorn Creek
Editors Note: This is the sixth in a series of articles to explain environmental monitoring efforts associated with the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP). This series will focus on the various...
View ArticleSHEP and the Savannah River – a Wrap-up
Editor’s note: Beginning in July 2013 this blog has posted a series of stories on the environmental monitoring of the Savannah River as part of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP). The...
View ArticleCommunity feedback helps keep us on track
We started Balancing the Basin nearly four years ago to establish communication with you, our readers and stakeholders, and to relay relevant information on projects and operations along the Savannah...
View ArticleCommander: Persistent, below normal rainfall expected to impact lake levels
Since I took command of the Savannah District in June 2015 we’ve been fortunate to have adequate, and sometimes abundant, rainfall and inflows to maintain full reservoir levels. Beginning in January we...
View ArticleUpper Savannah reservoirs enter Drought Level 1
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The three reservoirs on the Savannah River operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers entered the first drought level today when pool elevation at Thurmond Lake dipped below 326 feet...
View ArticleCorps completes environmental assessment
From the Commander: Since we released the draft Interim Drought Plan Environmental Assessment (EA) in April, our team reviewed more than 100 emails and letters with public comments and worked closely...
View ArticleEnvironmental Assessment reduces wintertime outflows, adds stream flow indicator
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed a comprehensive Environmental Assessment (EA) required to update the Savannah River Basin Drought Contingency Plan. Data from the EA gave us the...
View ArticleVideo: Basin Operates on Current Drought Plan
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District continues to monitor the ongoing drought in the Savannah River Basin. This includes constant coordination among state and federal resource agencies....
View ArticleCommunity feedback helps keep us on track
We started Balancing the Basin nearly four years ago to establish communication with you, our readers and stakeholders, and to relay relevant information on projects and operations along the Savannah...
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