The new Colonel with the Corps of Engineers announced when he came on board that he was a lake advocate. Apparently he really is. We have experienced unprecedented release rates of 3800cfs from Lake Thurmond (3600 or 3800 cfs release rate, depending on who you talk to, is minimum demonstrated to have no significant environmental impact) for 9 days now and our lakes are within a foot of full pool even though we are experiencing a drought. I personally would like to thank Colonel Marvin Griffin for making this happen. I did a little research and found his email address. It is sas.cesas-de@usace.army.mil.
The Savannah River Basin with its 3 lakes has always been an excellent spot for recreational interests. But the repeated droughts since the turn of the century has taken a huge toll on our reputation. It may take 2 to 3 years to recover but finally we have someone in Savannah who understands and appears to be willing to make this happen.
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