Tag Archives: Georgia Ports Authority

It’s heating up

Posted on August 4, 2020 by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

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 →

Posted in Rainfall Update | Tagged Coast Guard, COVID-19, Georgia Ports Authority, Hartwell Lake, rainfall update, Russell Lake, Thurmond Lake | Leave a comment

4 dredges work in concert as SHEP begins final push

Posted on May 31, 2020 by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

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 | Leave a comment

Savannah District teams up to keep commerce flowing

Posted on October 20, 2016 by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

SAVANNAH, Ga. – While many Savannah residents clogged roads returning home following Hurricane Matthew last week, a small group worked to ensure a major artery into the city — the Savannah River – remained clear.

Posted in Flood Risk Management, Navigation, Savannah Harbor | Tagged Coast Guard, Georgia Ports Authority, GPA, Hurricane Matthew, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, navigation, NOAA, O'Kane, Operations Division, Savannah Harbor Pilots, SHEP, USCG | Leave a comment

SHEP and the Savannah River – a Wrap-up

Posted on December 17, 2014 by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

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 monitoring program continues and some will be expanded … Continue reading →

Posted in Fish and Wildlife, Navigation, Savannah Harbor, Studies, Water Management, Water Quality/Water Supply | Tagged Abercorn Creek, Army Corps of Engineers, Atlantic sturgeon, chlorides, City of Savannah, Clemson University, construction, data, deepening, department of natural resources, dissolved oxygen, downstream, environmental, Environmental Assessment, estuary, fish, Garden City Terminal, Georgia, Georgia Ports Authority, GPA, intake, Monitoring, New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, pre-construction monitoring, research, salinity, Savannah District, Savannah Harbor, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, SC DNR, SHEP, shortnose sturgeon, South Carolina, striped bass, studies, study, transmitter, UGA, University of Georgia, upstream, US Geologi, US Geological Survey, USACE, USGS, water impoundment, water mitigation, water quality, Wetlands | 1 Comment

Freshwater storage impoundment mitigates increased chlorides in Abercorn Creek

Posted on October 29, 2014 by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

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 | 1 Comment

Tag Archives: Georgia Ports Authority

It’s heating up

4 dredges work in concert as SHEP begins final push

Savannah District teams up to keep commerce flowing

SHEP and the Savannah River – a Wrap-up

Freshwater storage impoundment mitigates increased chlorides in Abercorn Creek

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