Corps delays SC-Ga. water restriction decision
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has delayed a decision on whether to reduce the flow of water from lakes on the South Carolina-Georgia border. Corps spokesman Billy Birdwell told The Greenville News the decision was delayed because the Corps hasn’t gotten an official response from the federal Marine Fisheries Service. South Carolina and Georgia have asked for a reduction in water flow through the Thurmond Lake dam to conserve water in the upper lakes.
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the Associated Press
Published: November 21, 2008
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has delayed a decision on whether to reduce the flow of water from lakes on the South Carolina-Georgia border. Corps spokesman Billy Birdwell told The Greenville News the decision was delayed because the Corps hasn’t gotten an official response from the federal Marine Fisheries Service. South Carolina and Georgia have asked for a reduction in water flow through the Thurmond Lake dam to conserve water in the upper lakes.
The Corps decision had been expected Nov. 1, and then Thursday.
Many Upstate areas are under water restrictions because of the drought. But downstream users say the current flow is needed to keep saltwater out of freshwater intakes for a number communities, including Beaufort and Savannah, Ga., as well as the Vogtle Nuclear Power Plant near Augusta, Ga.
(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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