The Triple Crown of Watercross August 14-15, 2010The Triple Crown of Watercross will take place on August 14-15, 2010 on Lake Hartwell, Georgia better known as the Lake Tahoe of the East. A schedule of events and further details will be posted in 2010.
Twelve Mile Dam Removal ProgressesThe project now is running on time despite frequent rain, and construction of a disposal site for the sediment will be complete soon,.
Lake Hartwell option absent from water reportGov. Sonny Perdue's Water Contingency Task Force will not offer any interbasin transfer scenarios in its portfolio of options to resolve metro Atlanta's need for drinking water, according to the group's most recent report.
Taking water from the lake for Atlanta could be workable200,000 gallons a day is like a Dixie cup in the ocean compared to the hundreds of cubic feet per second that go downstream to Savannah,” Tom Coley, chairman of the Lake Hartwell 660 Coalition said “If that would be the cost for a full lake, economic development, and getting first crack at research centers or training facilities or tourism development, that would be a very small price to pay.”
Got Tom-Tom ?LakeFrontHartwell.com has uploaded to "Tom-Tom Home" the locations of all COE boat ramps on Hartwell. If you have a Tom-Tom you can go to "Tom-Tom Home" and download these to your device, FREE. The POI name is "Lake Hartwell Boat Ramps 2009"
Interbasin Transfer ReportAccording to a report prepared for Gov. Sonny Perdue’s Water Contingency Task Force "Transferring water from the Savannah River basin to metro Atlanta is feasible, but would be more expensive than other options,"