LAKE LEVELS LOOKING GOOD FOR THIS SPRING

In spite of poor practices in managing the Savannah River Basin it looks like we are in for a great year with lake levels at full pool.  Normally congratulations would be due to the group managing the Basin but none are due the corps.  Their management technique is analogous to a driver running every stop sign with no thought about the potential for a wreck. Eventually wrecks are unavoidable and the severity can be devastating.

All one has to do to see the validity of this analogy is to look at the devastating droughts that have occurred over the last 12 or so years.  Although the recreation infrastructure was virtually destroyed each time the corps has adamantly refused to use the lessons gained to modify the drought plan. 

Although our tax dollars help pay their salaries we cannot find a way to change their reckless behavior. We can only hope that they will decide to provide balance to all stakeholders some time in the future.  Some of the other river basins in the South East are managed in a manner that protects recreation along with all other interests.  We can only hope that some day we will find a commander who will help bring that kind of balance to our basin.

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