Newton County Reservoir (PDF)
Status Update: Permit application was administratively withdrawn (see Reservoir Permitting FAQs) on August 28, 2015.
Location: Newton County, Georgia
Basin: Altamaha River
Watershed: Upper Ocmulgee River
Applicant: Newton County Board of Commissioners
Purpose: Water supply
Proposed Size: 1,242 acres normal pool
Estimated Safe Yield: 28 million gallons per day (MGD)
Estimated impacts to USACE Jurisdiction: 35.38 acres of wetlands / 121,472 linear feet of waters of the United States
Proposed Compensatory Mitigation: Permittee-responsible Application received: December 17, 2007 (revised application) Joint Public Notice issued: June 9, 2000
Coordinating Agencies:
- Georgia Department of Natural Resources (Environmental Protection Division)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
South Fulton Reservoir (PDF)
Status Update: Permit application was administratively withdrawn (see Reservoir Permitting FAQs) on September 16, 2015.
Location: Fulton County, Georgia
Basin: ACF (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint)
Watershed: Chattahoochee River
Applicant: South Fulton Municipal Regional Water and Sewer Authority
Purpose: Water supply
Proposed Size: 440 acres normal pool
Estimated Safe Yield: 16.44 million gallons per day (MGD)
Estimated impacts to USACE Jurisdiction: 30.06 acres of wetlands / 40,913 linear feet of waters of the United States / 5.5 acres of open waters
Proposed Compensatory Mitigation: Permittee-responsible
Application received: February 17, 2009
Joint Public Notice issued: March 18, 2009
Coordinating Agencies:
- Georgia Department of Natural Resources (Environmental Protection Division)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District
Indian Creek Reservoir (PDF)
Status Update: Permit application was administratively withdrawn (see Reservoir Permitting FAQs) on February 22, 2016.
Location: Carroll County, Georgia
Basin: ACT (Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa)
Watershed: Little Tallapoosa River
Applicant: Carroll County Water Authority
Purpose: Water supply
Proposed Size: 643 acres normal pool
Estimated Safe Yield: 18 million gallons per day (MGD)
Estimated impacts to USACE Jurisdiction: 18.8 acres of wetlands / 47,468 linear feet of waters of the United States
Proposed Compensatory Mitigation: Permittee-responsible
Application received: December 9, 2008
Joint Public Notice issued: January 13, 2011
Coordinating Agencies:
- Georgia Department of Natural Resources (Environmental Protection Division)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District
Russell Creek Reservoir (PDF)
Status Update: Permit application was administratively withdrawn (see Reservoir Permitting FAQs) on February 18, 2016.
Location: Dawson County, Georgia
Basin: ACT (Alabama-Coosa-Tallapoosa)
Watershed: Etowah River
Applicant: Etowah Water and Sewer Authority
Purpose: Water supply
Proposed Size: 137 acres normal pool
Estimated Safe Yield: 11.5 million gallons per day (MGD)
Estimated impacts to USACE Jurisdiction: 5.9 acres of wetlands / 22,344 linear feet of waters of the United States
Proposed Compensatory Mitigation: Commercial mitigation bank credits
Application received: December 7, 2007
Joint Public Notice issued: February 2, 2008
Coordinating Agencies:
- Georgia Department of Natural Resources (Environmental Protection Division)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District
Glades Reservoir (PDF)
Status Update: Permit application was administratively withdrawn (see Reservoir Permitting FAQs) on April 15, 2016.
Location: Hall County, Georgia
Basin: ACF (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint)
Watershed: Upper Chattahoochee River
Applicant: Hall County Board of Commissioners
Purpose: Water supply
Proposed Size: 850 acres (normal pool)
Estimated Safe Yield: 42.4 million gallons per day (MGD)
Estimated impacts to USACE Jurisdiction: 39.2 acres of wetlands / 95,000 linear feet of waters of the United States
Proposed Compensatory Mitigation: Combination commercial mitigation bank credits and in-lieu-fee
Application received: June 10, 2011 (revised application)
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS): In progress
EIS Cooperating Agencies:
- Georgia Department of Natural Resources (Environmental Protection Division)
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency