Tag Archives: Savannah Harbor Expansion Project

Corps to study Augusta’s ‘training wall’

Posted on July 10, 2019 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

SAVANNAH, Ga. – An underwater wall installed in the Savannah River in Augusta, Georgia, more than a century ago will be the subject of a just-funded study by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District. The so-called “training wall” … Continue reading →

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Commander welcomes Army’s Civil Works Secretary to Augusta

Posted on April 17, 2019 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

Tuesday we were honored to welcome the Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, The Honorable R. D. James to Augusta, Georgia, who visited to learn the details surrounding the future Fish Passage at the New Savannah Bluff Lock … Continue reading →

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Comment period on future of lock & dam extended, passing fish remains priority

Posted on February 26, 2019 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, added an additional 30 days to the comment period related to plans to pass fish upstream of the existing New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam near Augusta, Georgia. The … Continue reading →

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Lock & Dam workshop is March 6 at Augusta Marriott

Posted on February 22, 2019 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Savannah District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will hold an interactive workshop on the proposed future of the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam from 4 to 6 p.m., March 6, at the Augusta Marriott (at … Continue reading →

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Fish passage draft report released, public meeting is March 6

Posted on February 15, 2019 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

After a one-day delay, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, published today the Draft Integrated Post Authorization Analysis Report and Supplemental Environmental Assessment (SEA), Fish Passage at New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam (NSBLD), and Draft Finding of … Continue reading →

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Weir simulation reaches targeted depth in Augusta

Posted on February 13, 2019 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Savannah River level in the Augusta area reached target elevation today as part of the simulation planned to allow the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District, as well as the public, to observe the summer … Continue reading →

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Why Augusta’s river level shouldn’t determine Thurmond discharge

Posted on February 11, 2019 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

(Editor’s Note: This post, written by Savannah District Deputy District Engineer Erik Blechinger, was published in the Augusta Chronicle Feb. 9.) Over the course of several public meetings and feedback on social media there appears to be misunderstanding over what … Continue reading →

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Fixed weir pool simulation delayed due to excessive precipitation

Posted on December 20, 2018 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

Due to conditions from heavy November and December rainfall we must delay the pool simulation of the recommended fixed crest weir at the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam site, originally scheduled to begin Jan. 5. U.S. Army Corps of … Continue reading →

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Corps of Engineers to reveal recommended fish passage alternative for lock & dam

Posted on November 7, 2018 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Officials with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, are scheduled to give a public presentation announcing the recommended fish passage plan Nov. 14 in North Augusta, South Carolina.

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Common questions and answers from the Fish Passage Open House

Posted on July 5, 2018 by US Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District

Last week we met with the local community in and around Augusta, Georgia, in order to reveal the five alternative fish passage designs under consideration for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP) Fish Passage feature at the New Savannah Bluff … Continue reading →

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