Attempts are also being made to resolve issues raised in the USEPA’s Section 404(q) b letter prior to completion of the Environmental Assessment for the project.ĭISTRICT POC: Adam White, Piedmont Branch, Regulatory Division, (678) 422-2730. The Gould Jones Reservoir is a historic water storage tank, located on the grounds of the Newton County library, which was then just outside of Jasper. The District is currently reviewing the downstream impact modeling data received on February 23, 2015, to determine if additional modeling will be required. A Joint Public Notice was issued on September 4, 2014, advertising the proposed modification.ĬURRENT STATUS: Savannah District held a meeting with the applicant on February 13, 2015, to discuss the current purpose and need for the project, updated population projections, and other outstanding issues related to the project. On September 2, 2014, the applicant submitted a request to modify the permit application to shift the proposed dam location approximately 2,200 linear feet upstream of the original proposed location, and to construct a water treatment plant and finished water transmission pipeline. The applicant submitted a revised mitigation plan on July 25, 2014, and draft review comments have been prepared. On February 1, 2013, the Georgia Environmental Protection Division issued the surface water withdrawal permit and Section 401 Water Quality Certification for the project. This maintains their right to elevate Savannah District’s decision on the project. Based on re-delineation of all aquatic resources at the site in 2013, proposed project impacts to jurisdictional waters have been reduced to 35.38 acres of wetlands and 121,472 feet of stream.īy letter dated April 3, 2008, the US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) recommended the permit be denied and provided additional comments pursuant to Part IV, paragraph 3(b) of our 1992 Memorandum of Agreement developed pursuant to Section 404(q) of the Clean Water Act. A Joint Public Notice was published on January 9, 2008. The safe yield of the reservoir will be a maximum of 28 MGD for the County to meet the total projected demand of 47 MGD for a projected 2050 county population of 361,517.īACKGROUND: On November 19, 2007, the Board submitted a revised standard individual permit application proposing impacts to 136 acres of wetlands and 24 miles (126,720 linear feet) of streams. The reservoir would be supplemented by pumping up to 35 million gallons per day (MGD) from the Alcovy River. The primary purpose of the impoundment is to serve as a pump storage water supply reservoir for Newton County residents. STATEMENT OF ISSUE: The Newton County Board of Commissioners (Board) proposes to construct a dam to impound approximately 1,242 acres of water.
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