Army Corps of Engineers developing drought contingency plan for Savannah River Basin.
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Homeowners have been complaining about low lake levels on Clarks Hill for year.
But many homeowners along the lake are focused on recreation and their property value.
To them, lake levels is a secondary concern.” The proposed drought contingency plan would raise lake levels during droughts by restricting the water released from Thurmond Dam.
“When you have a drought, it has a big impact on a lot of different things…all our authorized project purposes,” Simpson said.
“The lake level is definitely going to be higher with what they’re proposing, and we’d like to see it still higher than that,” Clontz said.
The tentative plan would not noticeably change the water level on the river between Augusta and North Augusta, according to Simpson.
The Corps is taking public comments on their proposal until 12 p.m. Thursday.
You can review their study here.