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  • Corps of Engineers remains committed to safe cleanup at Buxton FUDS property

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – Even as repeated winter storms continue to impact the Cape Hatteras National Seashore, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, remains committed to environmentally responsible practices designed to protect the surrounding coastal resources and presses ahead with the petroleum cleanup project at the former Buxton Naval Facility Formerly Used Defense Sites (FUDS) property.

  • Parksville Boat Ramp at Thurmond Lake temporarily closed for paving repairs

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers J. Strom Thurmond Dam and Lake Project Office will temporarily close the Parksville Boat Ramp in McCormick County, South Carolina, beginning Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026, for a patch repair paving project.

  • Corps of Engineers announces 2026 turkey hunting dates at Bussey Point CMU

    Clarks Hill, S.C. - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, is pleased to announce that the Bussey Point Corps Management Unit (CMU) at J. Strom Thurmond Project will be open for spring turkey hunting this season, the first hunts held in the area since 2019.

  • Upper Savannah River Reservoirs Enter Drought Level 2

    The three reservoirs on the upper Savannah River Basin operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, declared the second flow reduction in less than two months in response to the pool elevation at Lake Thurmond dipping below Drought Trigger Level 2, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2026.

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announces finalization of nationwide permits

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced today that it will reissue 56 existing nationwide permits and issue one new permit for work in wetlands and other waters that are regulated by Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and/or Section 10 of the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899. One existing permit will not be reissued.

  • Bussey Point and Leroys Ferry Campgrounds reopen at Thurmond Lake

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, has completed repairs and is now reopening Bussey Point and Leroys Ferry Campgrounds, Friday, Dec. 19, 2025.

  • Thurmond Lake accepting real Christmas trees soon for recycling program

    CLARKS HILL, S.C. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, is inviting the public to recycle natural Christmas trees for use in fisheries habitat enhancement at J. Strom Thurmond Lake. The annual recycling program will run from Dec. 20, 2025, through Jan. 18, 2026.

  • Upper Savannah River Reservoirs Enter Drought Trigger Level 1

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – In response to the pool elevation at Hartwell and J. Strom Thurmond Lakes dropping, the three reservoirs on the Upper Savannah River operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, have triggered the first drought trigger level Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, and transitioned to drought releases at Thurmond over the weekend.

  • Recycle real Christmas trees at Hartwell Lake for fish habitat

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District’s Forest, Fish, and Wildlife Section at the Hartwell Dam and Lake will accept real Christmas trees for recycling as fish habitat again this season, beginning Dec. 26, 2025, through Jan. 26, 2026.

  • Boundary Line Maintenance Ongoing at J. Strom Thurmond Project

    SAVANNAH, Ga. – Workers with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Savannah District at J. Strom Thurmond Project began inspecting and re-painting approximately 85 miles of the existing boundary line mid-October 2025.