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Lake Hartwell
Nicki Hendrix on "Staycations"
Earlier this year, I had a nice dip in the ocean off a foreign shore before dining on fritters and drinking something with an umbrella in it. But I can't say I had a less wonderful experience water-skiing on the waters of Lake Hartwell before eating a rib-busting barbecue and drinking something out of a keg. The Bahamian outing cost me thousands of dollars. But the Lake Hartwell trip cost me less than $100. And the enjoyment was equal.
Volunteers sought for Hartwell Lake cleanup
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Hartwell Project Office announced the 29th annual Hartwell Lake Cleanup Campaign is set to begin Aug. 14 and conclude Sept. 26 on National Public Lands Day.
States hunker down on water
Inter-basin transfers, such as drawing water from the Savannah River and pumping it back to the Atlanta region, is being looked at again, which will raise the ire of South Carolina as well as Georgians in that region.
Contractor selected for Franklin County boat ramp
In 2007, the county received some $900,000 from the Lake Hartwell PCB settlement and has already spent part of that money to put in the concrete ramp. However, the rest of the project, including parking, has yet to be completed.
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Savannah River Basin could be option for Atlanta
Such a transfer is also feasible from an engineering standpoint, he said. A pumping station at Lake Hartwell, for example, could move water to the Chattahoochee River near Clarksville, which flows all the way into Atlanta.
Corps temporarily closing Hartwell Lake sites for repaving
The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Hartwell Lake Project Office announced the temporary closing of the South Carolina Overlook and Hartwell Dam Viewing Area beginning Monday, July 20
Court-Ordered Dam Removal Back on Track
Removal of the flashboards from the lower dam is the initial phase of Schlumberger's work plan for the project that includes removal of that and another dam as well as other river restoration and remediation for natural resource damage due to contamination of PCBs released from the former Sangamo-Weston capacitor manufacturing plant in Pickens between 1955 and 1977.
