From the 2000 Southern Division of the American Fisheries Society Midyear Meeting held in Savannah, Georgia.

Back River Section 1135 Environmental Restoration Study, Savannah River GA/SC

Terry Stratton
Study Manager/Regional Economist, Economics and Special Studies Branch, Planning Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, Attn: CESAS-PD-S, P. O. Box 889, Savannah, Georgia, 31402-0889.


REFERENCE: A Section 1135 Environmental Restoration Study has been authorized under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Continuing Authorities Program (CAP) directing the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to study and develop a restoration plan for Striped Bass in the Back River, Savannah River GA. Georgia Department of Natural Resources - Fisheries Division (GADNR) is the local sponsor for this study. Funds for the Feasibility Phase have been appropriated, a scope of work developed, and a feasibility level study is well underway. Working in partnership with Georgia DNR, University of Georgia - Fisheries Unit, US Fish & Wildlife Service, and Berry College the Feasibility Study will be completed by May 2001.


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