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Monthly Archives: September 2013
Corps gives update on water management website status
By Russell Wicke, Corporate Communications Officer Contrary to our initial estimates, the water management page will remain unavailable for another few weeks, but we continue to make progress on the rebuild. There are several contributing factors to the long delay. … Continue reading
Weekly Declaration: Corps to lower outflows next week at Hartwell & Thurmond dams
Today our water managers released the weekly declaration and 10-week projection for the Savannah River reservoirs, calling for reduced outflows next week at the Hartwell and Thurmond Dams. Starting Monday Sept. 30, the daily average outflow rate at the Hartwell … Continue reading
Posted in Declaration/Projection, Water Management
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, declaration, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, projection, rainfall, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, september 25 declaration, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, water management
Corps, states, Nature Conservancy kick-off 2nd interim of Comprehensive Study
We are pleased to announce the long-awaited second portion of the Savannah River Basin Comprehensive Study has officially begun. During a bi-state water caucus meeting at Hartwell Lake Sept. 18, officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, … Continue reading
Posted in Drought Response, Studies, Water Management, Water Quality/Water Supply
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, Colonel Thomas Tickner, commander, comp study, comprehensive study, cost share, drought, flood control, flood risk management, GA DNR, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, non federal sponsors, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, SC DNR, studies, The Nature Conservancy, Thurmond Dam, Thurmond Lake, water caucus, water management
Weekly Declaration and Projection for Sept. 18, 2013
The weekly declaration and 10-week projection for the Savannah River reservoirs are included below. Outflows at the Hartwell Dam are expected to rise to a daily average 6,370 cubic feet per second (csf) starting Monday Sept. 23. Lake Hartwell elevation … Continue reading
Corps fisheries biologist gives the facts on striped bass mortality event at Hartwell Lake
By Jamie Sykes, USACE Savannah District Fisheries Biologist You may have read reports in the media about a recent fish mortality event at Hartwell Lake. As the fisheries biologist for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, I’d like … Continue reading
The Significance of Water Quality in the SRB
By Tracy Robillard, Public Affairs Specialist Editor’s Note: This article is the second in a two-part series that discusses the importance of water supply and water quality as congressional purposes for the Savannah River Basin dams and reservoirs. We often … Continue reading
Posted in Water Quality/Water Supply
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, Clean Water Act, DHEC, drinking water, EPD, Georgia, Hartwell Lake, human development, industrial use, industry, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, NPDES, permits, Richard B. Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River Basin, South Carolina, Thurmond Lake, treated waste water, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, water quality
Weekly Declaration: Corps to target lowest outflow at Hartwell since May
Today water managers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released the weekly declaration and 10-week projection for the Savannah River reservoirs. Our declaration targets lower outflows next week at the Hartwell Dam at a daily average rate of 3,120 … Continue reading
August ranks second wettest month of 2013 at Hartwell
By Tracy Robillard, Public Affairs Specialist August was another wet month in the Savannah River basin, with above-average rainfall recorded at all three U.S. Army Corps of Engineers reservoirs. This August, the Hartwell sub-basin recorded 9.1 inches of rain, which … Continue reading
Posted in Rainfall Update, Water Management
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, August, Greenville, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, rainfall, rainfall update, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River Basin, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, water management, weather
Weekly Declaration and Projection 09/04/2013
By Tracy Robillard, Public Affairs Specialist Today water managers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released the weekly declaration and 10-week projection for the Savannah River reservoirs. Outflow rates at the Hartwell Dam are scheduled to increase to 16,285 … Continue reading