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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...

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Commander’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...

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Water 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...

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Corps 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...

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Environmental 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...

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Video: 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....

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In 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...

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Why 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...

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How 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...

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Commander 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...

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Corps 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,...

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Freshwater 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...

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SHEP 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...

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Community 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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Commander: 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...

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Upper 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...

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Corps 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...

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Environmental 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...

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Video: 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....

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Community 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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