PUT OCTOBER 29TH ON YOUR CALENDAR

The Lake Hartwell Association (LHA) will be holding their annual Fall Information Forum at the Anderson Civic Center on October 29th. The theme is “Watershed Planning – Avoiding a Crisis”. Brigadier General Todd Semonite, Commander and Division Engineer of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, South Atlantic Division and Dr. Carol Couch, Director, Georgia Environmental Protection Division, will be the keynote speakers. All legislators along the Savannah River Basin will be invited to attend and hear about the need for improved water planning in the basin and why the State of South Carolina needs to improve the state water plan. The Save Our Lakes Now organization will also be attending since SOLN is a business member of LHA and to show support for water planning revisions in the complete basin. We plan to have ID badges, hats, etc available for supporters of lake planning changes and SOLN, a table for people to sign a petition to lower releases from Thurmond Dam to 3600cfs (3100cfs during the months of October to February) whenever the lakes are down 2' or more. We hope to have a good SOLN representation so the Corps and visiting dignitaries get the message that the lake organizations are all working together and are serious about revising the water level management of the lakes and basin. Watch this site and the blog site www.lakethurmondlevel.blogspot for further details.