WILSON ON COURT DECISION TO BLOCK REMOVAL OF SAVANNAH BLUFF LOCK AND DAM

On November 23, the United States District Court for South Carolina ordered in favor of the State of South Carolina in the case against the Savannah District Army Corps of Engineers regarding their proposed plan to tear down the New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam and replace it with a fixed rock weir. This selected plan, Alternative 2-6d, would have been detrimental to the North Augusta Community, irreversibly lowering the water levels in a manner that would negatively impact recreation, economic development, and industries up and down the river.

"It is great to see that the Army Corps is now permanently enjoined from entering into any plan that would not ‘maintain the pool' that was in existence on the date of enactment of the 2016 'Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act.' I and my colleagues in Congress have continued to fight against the Corps' actions, maintaining that the Corps has acted against the clear intent of the language of the WIIN Act, requiring that the pool be maintained at 114.5 feet," said Congressman Wilson. "I appreciate the tireless work of Governor Henry McMaster, Attorney General Alan Wilson, Senators Lindsey Graham, Tim Scott, David Perdue, and Kelly Loeffler, Congressman Rick Allen, North Augusta Mayor Bob Pettit, S.C. Representative Bill Hixon, Senator Tom Young, and many other state and local officials who have been working together diligently on this issue for many years."

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