The Corps of Engineers is totally ignoring recreation and
foolishly destroying our lakes. They just went up to 4,000cfs release
rates from Thurmond with the lake over 10’ below full pool. Not only that
but they have stopped balancing Hartwell and Thurmond the way they are supposed
to. Thurmond is a full 4’ below Hartwell relative to full pool. And
our congressmen are doing nothing to help us.
The Corps has become totally non responsive to reason.
They write explanations but the explanations they write are word play and make
no logical sense. The fish and wildlife in the Savannah River and the
water quality and supply are fine at 3600cfs. The South Eastern Power
Association has stated repeatedly that they want the lakes as full as possible
so they have peaking power capability and they have 8 different lakes to draw
power from so they are fine at 3600cfs. So it makes no sense at all to increase
releases with our lakes so low. It’s almost as if the Corps deliberately
wants to destroy the recreational infrastructure so they no longer have to
worry about it. If someone else did the destruction the Corps is doing to
your lake place and the reputation of the lake you have chosen for recreation we
would immediately see them as criminal or guilty of criminal neglect.
Adding to the confusion is why is Jeff Duncan and Paul Broun
and your state political leaders ignoring this. Jeff Duncan demonstrated
in his questioning of Hillary Clinton the ability to bring about
accountability. Where is that fire in the belly when it comes to
protecting his constituents from the Corps. Paul wants to be a senator
yet he is ignoring a major injustice occurring right under his feet.
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