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Author Archives: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District
SHEP solidifies Savannah’s status with super-sized ships
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Last week, the Georgia Ports Authority welcomed a big-time VIS (very important ship), which not only made waves in Savannah, but all along the East Coast. The CMA CGM Brazil, which is the largest ship to call … Continue reading
Posted in Savannah Harbor, SHEP
Tagged Col. Daniel Hibner, GPA, Griff Lynch, Savannah District, Savannah Harbor, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, SHEP, USACE
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Sally brings rain: Here’s how our reservoirs will manage
After making landfall in the Gulf Coast early this morning, Hurricane Sally is expected to downgrade to a depression and move eastward soaking a wide path through Alabama, Georgia and South Carolina. All three of our reservoirs – Hartwell, Russell … Continue reading
Mother Nature gets serious
As students around the Southeast have gone back to school virtually, Mother Nature showed up in person in a big way at Savannah River Basin High. Not content with last month’s ‘B’ in summer school, she delivered nearly twice her … Continue reading
Researchers take a break from painting town red, try the river
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Did you hear the one about the biologists who stained the Savannah River red? Apparently they were dye-ing for results (ba-dum pah)! Seriously though, folks … All dad jokes aside, last week biologists and environmental engineers from … Continue reading
Posted in Dissolved oxygen, Savannah Harbor, SHEP, Studies
Tagged dissolved oxygen injection system, DO, Hutchinson Island
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It’s heating up
As the summer kicks into full gear and hurricane season does, too, we normally see a slight, welcome bump in July precipitation along the Savannah River Basin. This year, not so much. While each of the sub-basins fell short of … Continue reading
Savannah River Basin leads Average Rainfalls at halftime
Coming off a mediocre 2019 season, the Savannah River Basin looked to rebuild this year and has already reaped the benefits of preseason adjustments. The basin’s star trio fell short of its average for the first time this year (the … Continue reading
Comp Study ends: Water quality, other concerns, leave drought plan unchanged
Officials here ended the second interim of the Savannah River Basin Comprehensive Study due to inadequate analysis, a lack of full partnership concurrence on the recommendation and insufficient funding.
The season of ‘nothing stays the same’
The Savannah River Basin continued to bolster the prevailing theme for 2020: Change is the new routine. April and May are normally the start of the drier season where our water managers must contend more sharply with increases in demand … Continue reading
4 dredges work in concert as SHEP begins final push
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The deepening of the Savannah harbor has set a new precedent with four dredges in the harbor simultaneously, the Army Corps of Engineers announced. The Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) includes two dredges keeping the channel at … Continue reading
Posted in Savannah Harbor, SHEP, Videos
Tagged Georgia Ports Authority, Gov. Brian Kemp, GPA, Griff Lynch, J.S. Chatry, Savannah District, Savannah River, SHEP
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Hartwell Lake closes Singing Pines boat ramp
SAVANNAH, Ga. – Corps of Engineers officials at Hartwell Lake have closed all access at Singing Pines Recreation Area, including the roadway leading to the boat ramp parking area, in response to repeated trespassing of the adjacent closed day-use area … Continue reading