Concerned residents meet with the corps

2008-11-20 / Front Page


A record crowd of 700-plus residents of Georgia and South Carolina met with the United States Army Corps of Engineers Monday, November 10, in McCormick. With the Savannah River Basin in the midst of a 10-year drought of record, those present were concerned about the regulations governing the corps' management of the lakes in the basin. The drought threatens the availability of drinking water and water used for industrial purposes as well as businesses that depend on the lake for their survival. It was determined that the solution to the problem will depend on cooperation between the federal government, the two states involved, and other invested parties from Tallulah Gorge to the mouth of the Savannah River. Pictured are: (l-r) Jim Hussey CSM (USA-RET), regional representative for Senator Saxby Chambliss; Dr. Bud Badr, chief of hydrology for the South Carolina DNR; and Col. Ed Kertis, commander of the Savannah River Basin Project for the corps. A record crowd of 700-plus residents of Georgia and South Carolina met with the United States Army Corps of Engineers Monday, November 10, in McCormick. With the Savannah River Basin in the midst of a 10-year drought of record, those present were concerned about the regulations governing the corps' management of the lakes in the basin. The drought threatens the availability of drinking water and water used for industrial purposes as well as businesses that depend on the lake for their survival. It was determined that the solution to the problem will depend on cooperation between the federal government, the two states involved, and other invested parties from Tallulah Gorge to the mouth of the Savannah River. Pictured are: (l-r) Jim Hussey CSM (USA-RET), regional representative for Senator Saxby Chambliss; Dr. Bud Badr, chief of hydrology for the South Carolina DNR; and Col. Ed Kertis, commander of the Savannah River Basin Project for the corps.

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