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 cleanupThe U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Hartwell Project Office announced the 29
th annual Hartwell Lake Cleanup Campaign is set to begin Aug. 14 and conclude Sept. 26 on National Public Lands Day.
States hunker down on waterInter-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 rampIn 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 AtlantaSuch 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 repavingThe 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 TrackRemoval 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.
Lake Hartwell study beginsThe study, called the Lake Hartwell Impact Analysis, is the result of the cooperative efforts of the six South Carolina and Georgia counties bordering Hartwell Lake and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Savannah District.
Hartwell is just one of competing interestsRecently Col. Edward Kertis Jr., commander of the Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District said that the Corps, which manages the lake and Savannah River system, must follow a number of federal laws and directives. It cannot make policy based on the needs of a specific lake or organization.
Tugaloo SP Mega-Ramp - Site Preparation Photo 4/29April 29, 2009 - Construction continues on a Lake Hartwell Mega-Ramp located at Tugaloo State Park in Lavonia, Georgia. Bouy T-61
"GOT LAKE" Kick-Off MeetingThe "GOT LAKE" Kick-Off Meeting will be at10AM on May 9th at the Lonnie R. Burns Fine Arts Center at the Hart County High School in Hartwell, Georgia