The following table shows projected lake levels, full pool elevation, difference between full pool and projected elevation, and outflow...

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The latest edition of the LHA Newsletter, the Spring 2013 Newsletter, is now available on this web site. Go to "About LHA" and click on "Newslett...

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Savannah River Basin Joint State Caucus Attendees South Carolina State Representative Don Bowen and Georgia State Representative Alan Powell organize...

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13 LC 35 2965 H. R. 532 - 1 - House Resolution 532 By: Representatives Powell of the 32 nd, McCall of the 33rd, Gasaway of the 28th, Fleming of...

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South Carolina General Assembly 120th Session, 2013-2014 H. 3882 STATUS INFORMATION House Resolution Sponsors: Reps. Bowen, Alexander, Alli...

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  LHA Members,   For your information, the Corps New Release attached below announces reduction in visitor s...

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LHA is using every communication channel to press for adaptive management of our precious water resources. For your information, attached below is LHA...

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  LHA Members:   LHA is continuing to press our elected officials to take action on the serious water management issues affecting Lak...

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The latest edition of the LHA Newsletter, the Winter 2013 Newsletter, is now available on this web site. Just go to "About LHA" and click on "New...

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LHA Members: For your information, a special report on Lake Hartwell will air this month.  What:          WYFF4 ...

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    - - - US Representative Jeff Duncan's Response to LHA Letter - - -   ...

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"How Long Must We Wait For Washington To Take Proper Action? by Herb Burnham Please click on the following link to read the Anderson Independent...

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LHA Members: For your information: The attached letter from LHA President Herb Burnham requests the assistance of Congressmen Paul C. Broun and J...

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The Corps has added a fish tagging contest for Hartwell's 50th Anniversary! What: Hartwell Lake Fish Tagging, including Largemouth Bass, Crappie, m...

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 See the March 24 article by clicking on this link.  Twelve Mile Creek Testing for PCB's

The Winter 2013 LHA Newsletter is now available on this website. Just go to the Newsletter page under the "About LHA" link, and click on newslett...

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Please click here to read LHA's response to the Corps Drought Contingency Plan Refinement.

For a long time, Upstate Forever, thePickens Soil and Water Conservation District (PSWCD) and the Lake Hartwell Association (LHA) have expressed grave...

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As you know, for years LHA and its partner stakeholders have been pushing for the cleanup of the PCB contamination in Twelve Mile Creek. Thanks to the...

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PRESIDENTIAL BUDGET ALLOTS FUNDS FOR SAVANNAH DISTRICT SAVANNAH, Ga. – The President’s fiscal year 2012 Civil Works budget, released Monday, contains...

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  SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Savannah District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will keep discharge rates from its three reservoirs on the upper Savannah ...

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GWC Water Platform The GWC's Water Platform asks gubernatorial candidates to address five critical water issues as they seek election in November. Yo...

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The following letter from Mike Massey, Chairman of LHA Legislative Committee, and Harry Shelley, of the Friends of the Savannah River Basin, describes...

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Technical Committee Needs Members! The next Technical Committee Meeting is Monday, April 12, 7:00 p.m. at the Anderson Co. Library. This committee me...

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Mike Massey, LHA board member and former President of LHA, has recently published an article in Lakeline – the North American Lake Management Society ...

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The Lake Hartwell Association (LHA) is a non-profit organization with a membership of over 2000 families and businesses.  Its main purpose is to ...

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The Lake Hartwell Association sponsors a Regional Meeting Series.  The purpose of these meetings is to keep LHA members and the general publ...

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LHA is strongly opposed to inter-basin transfers and encourages all members to support the Georgia Water Coalition (GWC) No Water Grabs...

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The 2009 Clean-Up Campaign was a great success, and one of the things that made it a success were the many door prizes that were given by a number of ...

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In 1989, a visionary group of individuals formed the Lake Hartwell Association to protect the quality and quantity of the precious water resources in ...

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  CORPS OF ENGINEERS SALUTES LAKE HARTWELL ASSOCIATION FOR 20 YEARS OF VOLUNTEER SERVICE.   At its recent annual meeting the Lake Hartwel...

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The Greenville News published an editorial on November 3, regarding the removal of the 3rd Dam on Twelvemile River. To read this editorial, you can ac...

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The Lake Hartwell Association recommends the following articles for an analysis and update of the use of the Lake Hartwell/Twelve Mile River PCB ...

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The Lake Hartwell Association, 20-years as Lake Advocates Formed in 1989 as an all volunteer, non-profit organization, the Lake Hartwell Association ...

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LHA has been heavily involved in the statewide water planning process in Georgia. The current phase of development of a Comprehensive Water Plan is th...

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The Corps has announced the deadline for installation of docks that could not be installed during the drought. If you have questions regarding your do...

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This notice is to alert LHA members that there have been several reported thefts of fishing electronics, tackle, and water sports gear. As Memorial Da...

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Follow up information from the LHA Regional Forum at Lavonia.As promised at the LHA Regional Forum in Lavonia, we are providing a copy of the presenta...

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The Lake Hartwell Association and the Friends of the Savannah River Basin, have made a 3-phase proposal to Colonel Edward Kertis, of the U. S. Army Co...

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Following are comments by Joe Brenner, LHA past president, that were sent to FERC regarding the Augusta Canal relicensing. "I am commenting on b...

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On Sunday, March 22, 2009, I attended and made a presentation for LHA at the Plant Vogtle hearing in Waynesboro, GA. As some of you may know this proc...

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On February 23, Anderson County Keep American Beautiful (KAB) awarded LHA the annual "Litter Prevention Award" for its member's efforts to "clean the ...

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South Carolina Congressman J. Gresham Barrett supports our need for higher water levels and provides a request to all of us regarding how we can all b...

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The full text of the letter to Representative Gresham Barrett, by  LHA past president Mike Massey, regarding the proposed outflows from Thurmond ...

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With continued concern, we are sharing the following Corps notice regarding flows from Thurmond Lake. Please click on this link, CORPS NOTICE TO END F...

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Brig. Gen. Joseph Schroedel, the commander of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Atlantic Division, invited the community to join him in meeting...

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LHA has made a formal request to U. S. and State elected officials to urge the Corps of Engineers and State water agencies to continue the recently re...

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TIM MARCHBANKS ACCEPTS CHECK FROM HERB BURNHAM, PRESIDENT-ELECT OF LHA --- Tim Marchbanks, avid fisherman and owner of The Bait Shop, said on Saturd...

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We are asking all members to please write to their elected officials and urge them to support the extension of the basin flow reduction period. T...

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As you may be aware, Southern Nuclear has proposed to double the size of the Vogtle plant south of Augusta by installing two additional reactors....

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As a service to LHA members, we are sharing the following notice from LHA Business Member, Big Water Marina. For additional information, please call B...

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We want to alert you to anticipated lake conditions that you should plan for. The Corps is currently projecting lake levels down about 25 feet by late...

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The Corps operates Hartwell and the other two Savannah Lakes (Russell and Thurmond) per the Drought Contingency Plan once a drought level 1 condition is reached (656MSL for Hartwell summer pool). The purpose of the drought plan is to conserve water resources in the lakes, while providing flows necessary to protect the drinking water, commercial and environmental needs of the lower basin. A revised drought plan was put in effect several years ago with the consensus of  both states, federal agencies and Savannah Basin stakeholders. The main revision in the plan called for flow reductions at drought level 1 versus the old plan that did not call for any mitigation until level 2.

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SAVANNAH, GA. --The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers has scheduled maintenance at two recreation areas managed by the Hartwell Project Office. Beginn...

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The US Army Corps of Engineers’s Watsadler campground at Lake Hartwell was ranked one of the 100 best campgrounds in the nation by ReserveAmerica. W...

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This article was publishing on April 3, 2008, in the Anderson Independent Mail. It was written by Edward J. Kertis, Commander of the Corps of Engineer...

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The following article appeared in the April 1, 2008 edition of the Anderson Independent Mail and is re-printed with approval of the author. Juan Bro...

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The Georgia Water Plan was approved by the Georgia General Assembly on January 18. Georgia has many of the same management programs and processes th...

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The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Hartwell Project has implemented a temporary water withdrawal restriction for private individuals with Shoreline Us...

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The 2007-2008 South Carolina Water Bill, H.4393, which is currently in the South Carolina General Assembly, can be viewed by going to the SC Statehous...

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Boat ramp and park closure information, as of November 1, has been provided by the Corps of Engineers. This is the most current information available ...

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This is an interesting article by Nick Charalambous that was published in the Anderson Independent on October 26. Click here to read the article.

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Under water hazards are becoming a problem and a danger to boaters because of the low lake levels. Read more about how you can help by marking known d...

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Southeastern lakes are distinct in ways both limnological and cultural. This article focuses on the limnological distinctions of Southeastern reserv...

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This exotic aquatic species has been introduced into Lake Hartwell and is the only known occurrence in the Savannah Basin. We need your help. Please r...

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Drought continues to plague the upper Savannah River basin causing water levels at the Corps of Engineers reservoirs there to continue to recede. ...

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For 34 years the federal EPA has exempted discharges from recreational boats from the Clean Water Act permit system. Regretfully, a recent court rulin...

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Comments to the South Carolina Senate from Mike Massey about the South Carolina Water Withdrawal, Permitting, Use, and Reporting Act. Click here to re...

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Our purpose for this article is to present to you some updates, comments, thoughts and suggestions about several high-profile water-related issues tha...

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Recommendation for a South Carolina Statewide Comprehensive Water Management Plan.  Click here for full text.

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The LHA Board receives frequent questions regarding various water issues. With the current drought situation, this topic has of course taken the forefront. This article provides an overview of several water issues that may be of interest.

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In 2006 the Hartwell Municipal and Chamber Coalition, of which LHA is a member, initiated a petition. The purpose of the petition is to require the Co...

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A new brochure, prepared by LHA, is now available that provides detailed information on things you need to know about operating a boat on Hartwell Lak...

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The EPA 5 year review of the Sangamo/12-mile Creek/ Hartwell Lake Superfund Site is now available.  Also, read more about the PCB source study and settlement plan.

Related Documents are available for download.

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Links can be found for the U. S. Corps of Engineers proposed drought management plan on the USCoE website.

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The new 2006 US Corps of Engineers shoreline management plan can be viewed at the USACE web site ( follow for link).

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