COPY OF COMMENTS RECENTLY POSTED ON BALANCING THE BASIN

The corps publishes a blog called Balancing the Basin and offers a place for comments from readers.  Following is a recent comment offered by one of our members that seems very appropriate for the current comment period on the new Drought Plan.

COPY OF RECENT COMMENT SUBMITTED TO BALANCING THE BASIN:

I'm not sure where the post came from but i was asked recently by one of our members (Save Our Lakes Now) about two comments apparently made by the corps. One stated the increased cost of power when SEPA has to buy it and the other stated that 3600 anytime the lakes are down increases the potential for flooding downstream.

Regarding the increased cost of power, SEPA has 7 basins other than the Savannah River Basin to pull power from. That is at the same cost as power generated by our basin. In other words there is no additional cost for power.

Regarding the propensity for more flooding downstream if you keep the lakes more full that is an irrational statement. Obviously more water in the lakes means there is more water in the lakes. That is what we want. What is needed is good flood control not arbitrary reliance on having a drought before you have heavy rains.