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Tag Archives: water quality
Study to examine effects of ‘re-bending’ Savannah River
ShareSAVANNAH, Ga. — In the late 1800s the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and others cut through 46 bends in the Savannah River below Augusta to aid commercial navigation. Now the Corps wants to know how these “shortcuts” have impacted … Continue reading
Corps uses grass-eating carp to tame hydrilla at Thurmond
ShareSAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin stocking sterile triploid grass carp to reduce the abundance of hydrilla in the J. Strom Thurmond Lake Oct. 25 and will run through Nov. 15.
Upper Savannah reservoirs enter Drought Level 1
ShareSAVANNAH, 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
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Commander: Persistent, below normal rainfall expected to impact lake levels
ShareSince I took command of the Savannah District in June 2015 we’ve been fortunate to have adequate, and sometimes abundant, rainfall and inflows to maintain full reservoir levels. Beginning in January we observed below-average rainfall throughout the basin, yet were … Continue reading
Posted in Declaration/Projection, Drought in the News, Drought Response, From the Commander, Studies, Water Management, Water Quality/Water Supply
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, comprehensive study, drought, Environmental Assessment, Hartwell Dam, Hartwell Lake, hydropower, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Lake Hartwell, lake levels, Lake Thurmond, projection, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Dam, Russell Lake, Savannah District, South Carolina, study, US Army Corps of Engineers, USACE, water quality
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Living on borrowed rain
ShareNow that it’s officially summer, the heat is on in more ways than one. Namely, if the trend of sub-par precipitation doesn’t improve, the basin could enter drought level 1 before August. That same trajectory would bring us to drought … Continue reading
Posted in Declaration/Projection, Drought in the News, Drought Response, Rainfall Update, Water Management
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, comprehensive study, declaration, drought, Hartwell Lake, J. Strom Thurmond Lake, Lake Thurmond, rainfall, Richard B. Russell Lake, Russell Dam, Savannah District, Savannah River Basin, USACE, water management, water quality
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Listening to the pulse of the Savannah River
ShareA soft breeze rustled the marsh grasses as James “Jim” Rothnie carefully placed a fresh canvas on his easel. Morning light sparkled on the waters of the ACE Basin nearby. Quietly, he crept closer to the dozen lounging birds, their … Continue reading
Posted in Drought Response, Fish and Wildlife, Flood Risk Management, Guest Author, Savannah Harbor, Studies, Water Management, Water Quality/Water Supply
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, drought, flood control, hydropower, lake levels, projection, Savannah Harbor Expansion Project, Savannah River, Savannah River Basin, South Carolina, study, The Nature Conservancy, water management, water quality
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Workers prepare site for dissolved oxygen system
ShareSAVANNAH, 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.
Corps awards $40.2M contract to build raw water storage for Savannah harbor expansion
ShareSAVANNAH, Ga. – Construction should begin by this summer on a $40.2 million, raw water storage impoundment for the City of Savannah as part of environmental mitigation for the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah … Continue reading
As Thurmond gate repairs end, water managers can target full summer pool
ShareDrivers crossing the Thurmond Dam may have noticed two-way traffic resumed this week. That means workers finished the gate repairs on the dam. The one-way traffic ensured safety for workers. One-way began in February 2010, ended in the summer of … Continue reading
Posted in Flood Risk Management, Hydropower, Water Management, Water Quality/Water Supply, Water Safety
Tagged Army Corps of Engineers, flood control, flood risk management, gate repairs, Hartwell Lake, Richard B. Russell Lake, Savannah District, USACE, water management, water quality, water safety
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