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Tag Archives: studies
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 above mean sea level (ft-msl). Entering … Continue reading
Posted in Declaration/Projection, Drought in the News, Drought Response, Studies, Water Quality/Water Supply
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, comprehensive study, declaration, Environmental Assessment, Hartwell Dam, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Lake Hartwell, lake levels, Lake Thurmond, outflows, projection, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Dam, Russell Lake, Savannah District, Savannah River, studies, Thurmond Lake, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, water management, water quality
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
Dry conditions begin to emerge as inflows decrease
The last three months of 2015 brought with it a surge of precipitation that exceeded normal rainfall by more than 200 percent across the upper Savannah River Basin. At Thurmond in particular December rainfall approached 300 percent of normal, soaking … Continue reading
Workers prepare site for dissolved oxygen system
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Just like a nurse who swabs an arm before injecting vaccine into a patient, workers began clearing debris and underbrush from land set to house dissolved oxygen injection equipment for the Savannah River.
Sound science is critical for balancing ecological, economic needs of the basin
Editor’s Note: This article is authored by Oscar P. Flite III, Ph.D. CEO and Senior Scientist at Phinizy Center for Water Sciences. Dr. Flite and his organization are involved in scientific research on the Savannah River that provides critical information … Continue reading
Posted in Fish and Wildlife, Guest Author, Savannah Harbor, Studies, Water Quality/Water Supply
Tagged Augusta, biology, chemistry, data, dissolved oxygen, ecosystem, environmental, EPA, geological, Georgia Southern University, guest author, Monitoring, Nature Conservancy, nonprofit, Ogeechee River, Phinizy Center for Water Sciences, Savannah District, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, SCDNR, scientist, SHEP, studies, sturgeon research, testing, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, water quality, water samples
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 monitoring activities that must take place as construction begins. … Continue reading
Posted in Savannah Harbor, Studies, Uncategorized, Water Management, Water Quality/Water Supply
Tagged Abercorn Creek, chlorides, City of Savannah, Clyo, construction, Effingham County, Environmental Assessment, Georgia Ports Authority, GPA, intake, pre-construction monitoring, salinity, Savannah District, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Savannah River, SHEP, studies, US Army Corps of Engineers, US Geological Survey, USACE, USGS, water impoundment, water management, water mitigation, water quality, water treatment plant
Corps, SC biologists track sturgeon in Savannah River
Editors Note: This is the second 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 monitoring activities that must take place before construction begins. … Continue reading
Posted in Fish and Wildlife, Savannah Harbor, Studies
Tagged American shad, Army Corps of Engineers, Atlantic sturgeon, department of natural resources, downstream, environmental monitoring, fish, harbor deepening, New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, NSBLD, pre-construction monitoring, research, Savannah District, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, SC DNR, SHEP, shortnose sturgeon, South Carolina, striped bass, studies, sturgeon, transmitter, upstream
