[ In Department of Natural Resources ]
Wanted - weather observers in South Carolina

The S.C. Department of Natural Resources' State Climatology Office and the National Weather Service are looking for volunteers across the state to measure and report the rain, snow, sleet or hail that falls on their homes, farms, or businesses.

[ In Corps of Engineers ]
Repair work to lower Thurmond, raise Hartwell

Thurmond will be kept no higher than 326 throughout the 2 year work period, Lowering to that level will begin next week.Although the pool level will be kept lower during the summer recreation season, the corps plans to store additional water in Lake Hartwell (upstream from Russell) to provide safeguards against the impacts of any dry spells that could push Thurmond Lake lower than desired.

[ In Lake Hartwell ]
Winter Monthly Vacation Rentals Available

Why not consider the Mountain Lakes region for your winter escape. We are only a days drive from Chicago, Detroit, Cleveland, or New York. The Mountain Lakes Vacation Area of South Carolina and Georgia offers an abundance of opportunities for Golf, Fishing, Dining, Shopping, and Recreation. The temperature is just a little cooler than the coast but the lifestyle is WAY cooler.
MOUNTAIN LAKES WINTER MONTHLY SPECIALS - Reserve Yours Now
 

[ In Lake Hartwell ]
PCB Plan DRAFT C-1 Fish Habitat Enhancement

Project C-1 - Lake Hartwell Fish Habitat Enhancement - $2,800,000

[ In Lake Hartwell ]
Lake Levels Now Near Normal

More than a foot of rain has fallen on the Southeast in the past two months, including 15 inches in Atlanta. That's about twice the usual amount of rainfall, according to the National Weather Service.
 

[ In Lake Hartwell ]
PCBs NO Longer found in Lake Hartwell

The Greenville News reported that tests from the Department of Health and Environmental Control show no discernible levels of PCBs in treated water from systems that draw water from Lake Hartwell.

[ In Lake Hartwell ]
PCB Settlement Plan DRAFT (Part 1 - Introduction)

This document primarily addresses the Recreational Fishery Injury and proposals to use the remaining funds for the injury to Lake Hartwell’s recreational fishery. In regards to damage to the recreational fishery, the 2006 federal consent decree states that funds will be used for recreational fishing to

1. create opportunities for the public generally to harvest fish that are not subject to fish consumption advisories currently in place for Lake Hartwell and 12-Mile Creek
2. enhance the recreational fishery of Lake Hartwell, 12-Mile Creek, and the surrounding area, and/or
3. implement projects designed to improve the habitat and natural resources within the 12-Mile Creek corridor."

The Proposed Plan is summarized in this introduction and the full proposal can be found at:
http://www.dnr.sc.gov/news/pdf/OmnibusRecFishPlan10909.pdf

[ In Lake Hartwell ]
Federal funding to study the Savannah River Basin

The study, the Savannah River Basin Water Planning Study, is phase II of a study started in 2004 that ended with a drought plan. Funding ran out and the second phase of the study was not completed, according to Mike Massey of the Lake Hartwell Association.

[ In Lake Hartwell ]
WEEC Funding Request Turned Down

According to a letter from the restoration fund trustees "The proposal in total does not fit the intent of the available restoration funds. The intent of the settlement funds is to create opportunities for fish harvest, enhance recreational fishing and to improve fish habitat and the natural resources within the Lake Hartwell-Twelve Mile Creek system"

[ In Lake Hartwell Association ]
SC Fishing Trends - 10/5/2009 - Hartwell, Keowee, Jocassee

Here are the latest freshwater fishing trends for Lake Hartwell, Lake Keowee and Lake Jocassee courtesy of the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources as provided by www.SCFishingReport.com

[ In Corps of Engineers ]
COE Requesting comments on Hartwell Lake levels

The Savannah District of the Army Corps of Engineers proposes to make a temporary revision to the 1989 Savannah River Basin Drought Contingency Plan and is soliciting comments from the public on the change.

[ In Corps of Engineers ]
Deadline for Dock Installation - January 1, 2010.

 Property owners who have not yet installed their “ghost” docks fall under this installation deadline. The term “ghost dock” refers to dock permits which were issued under previous Shoreline Management Plans (SMP’s) which did not require docks to be installed.

[ In Lake Hartwell ]
Water's UP on Lake Hartwell!!!!

[ In Lake Hartwell ]
PCB Cleanup Moves Ahead

Objections to a plan on how to destroy two dams on Twelve Mile Creek and handle PCBs in the sediment have been addressed or contractors are prepared to address them, according to officials overseeing the federal case in Anderson.

DROUGHT STATUS DOWNGRADED

Heavy rain over the last 8 days (Sept. 15-Sept. 22) led the S. C. Department of Natural Resources to downgrade the incipient drought declaration for Oconee and Pickens counties. The state agency members of the Drought Response Committee voted on Wednesday Sept. 23, 2009, to remove these counties from drought.