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Category Archives: From the Commander
On watermelons and water levels
Summer in the Southeast means many things. Heat and humidity come to mind first, of course, but so do things like lazy Sunday afternoons, fishing trips, water skiing, firefly chasing and eating watermelon under a shade tree. In the upper … Continue reading
Posted in Declaration/Projection, Drought in the News, Drought Response, From the Commander, Studies, Water Quality/Water Supply
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, commander, comprehensive study, drought, rainfall, Savannah District, Savannah River, South Carolina, studies, study, US Army Corps of Engineers, water management
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 observed below-average rainfall throughout the basin, yet were … Continue reading
Posted in Declaration/Projection, Drought in the News, Drought Response, From the Commander, Studies, Water Management, Water Quality/Water Supply
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, comprehensive study, drought, Environmental Assessment, Hartwell Dam, Hartwell Lake, hydropower, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Lake Hartwell, lake levels, Lake Thurmond, projection, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Dam, Russell Lake, Savannah District, South Carolina, study, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, water quality
Commander: An open letter on Savannah River Basin drought management
Editor’s Note: Since entering drought level 1 some stakeholders in the upper basin have written urging Savannah District leaders should take immediate and dramatic actions to preserve reservoir levels. Col. Thomas Tickner, the District Commander addresses these emails in this … Continue reading
Posted in Drought in the News, Drought Response, From the Commander, Water Management
Tagged Col Thomas Tickner, commander, drought level 1, drought response, Georgia, Lake Hartwell, Lake Russell, Lake Thurmond, Nature Conservancy, reservoirs, Savannah District, Savannah River Basin, South Carolina, US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, USACE, water management, water manual
Commander: Savannah River Basin enters first drought level
By COL Thomas Tickner Savannah District Commander This past weekend Thurmond Reservoir levels dipped below 326 feet above mean sea level, which is the marker for our first drought trigger. This level indicates the Savannah River Basin (SRB) is in … Continue reading
VIDEO: Commander sums up past 6 months, offers projection through summer
In this video Col. Thomas Tickner, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District commander, addresses Savannah River Basin stakeholders by summing up the past six months of rainfall and reservoir conditions. He also addresses current conditions and what stakeholders might … Continue reading
Commander addresses current basin conditions
By Col. Thomas Tickner, Savannah District Commander Today, Thurmond is at guide curve and Hartwell remains slightly above guide curve. As many of you have observed, streamflows have been decreasing which is typical this time of year. Due to this … Continue reading
Posted in From the Commander, Studies, Water Management
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, Col Thomas Tickner, COL Tickner, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, rainfall, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, study, thomas, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, water management, winter drawdown
Commander addresses winter drawdown this year
Our continuing efforts to refine our management of the basin have yielded some encouraging results. We secured $240,000 to perform a flood-storage assessment, which will reevaluate how much flood-storage is needed in the reservoirs. The study began this month and … Continue reading
Posted in Flood Risk Management, From the Commander, Studies, Videos, Water Management
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, Colonel Tom Tickner, commander, guide curve, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, rainfall, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers, water management, winter drawdown
Video: New Commander discusses basin priorities
Last month we welcomed a new commander to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, Col. Thomas J. Tickner. In his first few weeks as commander, he’s been getting to know the district inside out—including our management of the … Continue reading
Posted in From the Commander, Videos, Water Management
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, COL Tickner, Colonel Thomas Tickner, commander, District Commander, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River Basin, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers, video, water management
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 River Basin. The grievances in this letter indicated its author held common misunderstandings of our … Continue reading
Posted in Drought Response, Fish and Wildlife, From the Commander, Studies, Water Management
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, Broad River gage, colonel jeff hall, commander, comprehensive study, drought, Environmental Assessment, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River Basin, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, water management
