[ In Lake Hartwell ]
PCB Plan DRAFT C-5 Off-site Recreational Fishing

C-5 Off-site Recreational Fishing - $2,300,000

[ In Lake Hartwell ]
Mike Gray, co-owner of Hartwell Lake Properties, has died

[ In Corps of Engineers ]
Corps revises Thurmond level

Vital repairs to the Thurmond Dam gates are scheduled to begin in December and proceed for the next 24 months or more. This work requires the Corps to keep the Thurmond and Russell reservoirs below summer guide curve to ensure worker safety

[ In Department of Natural Resources ]
DNR, SC Bass Federation team up for youth fishing clubs

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources and the Bass Federation of South Carolina have teamed up to bring Youth Fishing Clubs to your school. The South Carolina High School League can make bass fishing a high school sport in all areas of public schools if we get 16 or more schools involved and a desire for a state championship.
 

[ In Department of Natural Resources ]
Lake Hartwell PCB settlement options

A relatively small, but vocal, group of people are advocating for removal of the third dam on Twelve-Mile Creek. Why wasn't this dam included with the removal of the other two? For one, it's expensive, requiring $5-8 million to be removed, but most importantly, it doesn't need to be. It is the uppermost dam in the system, impounding only about 10 percent of the sediments in the watershed. The kicker is that this dam has a mechanism to pass the sediments, whereas the other two dams do not. Apparently, it just hasn't been used as frequently as it should. Removing the dam won't change the ability to pass the sediments. It is just an exceptionally expensive way to change the mechanism for how sediment is passed.

[ In Lake Hartwell ]
PCB Plan DRAFT C-4 Green Pond Event Center

C-4 Green Pond Event Center - $1,500,000

[ In Lake Keowee ]
Duke seeks rate increase

The Public Service Commission of South Carolina will hold a public hearing to accept testimony from customers regarding the application of Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC for a rate increase and approval of energy efficiency programs.

[ In Corps of Engineers ]
SC Fishing Trends - 11/16/2009 - Jocassee, Keowee, Hartwell

Largemouth Bass: Fair. Guide Brad Fowler reports that bait has made its way back into the creeks and the bass are right behind them. Especially later in the afternoon he has found fish chasing bait; creek fishing should be good until temperatures get very cold.

[ In Corps of Engineers ]
Hartwell expected to rise 2' in next few days.

Rains caused Lake Hartwell to rise above 660 ft-msl on Nov. 12, or two feet above the desired level for that date. It is expected to rise to approximately 662 ft-msl where it will remain for two or more weeks until Thurmond’s level has declined enough to accept more water. Hartwell Lake was last above 660 ft-msl on Sept. 7, 2005.

Dock owners on Lakes Thurmond and Hartwell should be prepared to move their docks quickly to avoid damage due to high water.

[ In Lake Hartwell ]
PCB Plan DRAFT C-3 Hartwell Dam Tailrace Fishing Pier

C-3 Hartwell Dam Tailrace Fishing Pier - $300,000

[ In Lake Hartwell ]
Public asked for input - PCB Settlement

Public asked to provide input on potential projects for Lake Hartwell PCB Settlement. Full text at: http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/fishingcomp

[ In Corps of Engineers ]
COE waives day-use fees Veterans Day through weekend

Day-use fees will be waived for veterans, active and reserve service members and their families at two of its lakes on the upper Savannah River, the J. Strom Thurmond and Hartwell Dam and Lake on Veterans Day, Nov. 11 through Nov. 15.

[ In Department of Natural Resources ]
Fishing and Hunting license survey

Fishing and Hunting license survey
Please take a few moments to complete this on-line survey. After we compile survey results to determine what license changes are the most popular for hunters and anglers, we will take the recommendations to the DNR Board for approval and if approved the recommendations will be sent to the General Assembly to try and encourage them to pass legislation to enact the suggested changes to the S.C. hunting and fishing license structure.

[ In Corps of Engineers ]
COE to reduce Savannah River flow for 7 day test. CANCELLED

The test is needed to determine the movement of salinity and chlorides in the Savannah River’s estuary as they go up the river from the ocean in high tides. The test is part of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project’s (SHEP) environmental studies. The COE is researching a proposal to deepen the harbor by as much as an additional six feet.

[ In Lake Hartwell ]
PCB Plan DRAFT C-2 Lake Hartwell Access and Shoreline Fishing Enhancement

Project C-2 - Lake Hartwell Access and Shoreline Fishing Enhancement - $1,100,000