SAVANNAH, Ga. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Hartwell Lake Office is seeking comments from the public regarding a proposed request from Big Water Marina to install and operate an inflatable water park amenity (called a Wibit) at the marina site.

If positive feedback is received and the proposal is approved, the water park would be a seasonal amenity operated by marina staff during the summer recreation season, May-September.

The proposed hours of operation are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Sunday.

There will be two sessions available each day. The first session is from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. and the second session is 2-5 p.m. Each session pass will be $24.99 per participant and available for purchase at the check-in kiosk or online at the marina’s website.

To read the site plan for the proposed amenity and operational details, please click here: SitePlan.

To comment, please send input to SAS.CESAS-OP-H@usace.army.mil with the following in the Subject Line: “Attn: BWM Proposal.”

Comments will be accepted through close of business April 19, 2022.

Contact

Cheri Pritchard, Senior Public Affairs Specialist

912-652-5014

912-677-6039 (cell)

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Hartwell Lake seeks public comment on inflatable water park

cheri.e.dragos-pritchard@usace.army.mil

If you are headed to the lake anytime soon, you need to know about the new law in South Carolina.

Gov. Henry McMaster signed the law on March 14 which establishes on most of South Carolina’s major reservoirs a new 100-foot distance limit that boats underway must observe when approaching a dock, a person in the water or an anchored vessel.

The new law, which doubles the previous distance of 50 feet, applies to the waters of Lake Greenwood, Lake Hartwell, Lake Jocassee, Lake Keowee, Lake Marion, Lake Monticello, Lake Murray, Lake Robinson, Lake Russell, Lake Secession, Lake Thurmond, Lake Wateree, Fishing Creek Reservoir, Parr Reservoir, or the portion of the Savannah River from the Interstate 20 Savannah River Bridge to the New Savannah River Bluff Lock and Dam. The 100-foot distance limit does not apply to Lake Moultrie.

The new law also prohibits “wake surfing” on all South Carolina waters within 200 feet of a dock, a person in the water or an anchored watercraft. Wake surfing is defined in the new law as “a vessel that is ballasted in the stern so as to create a wake that is, or is intended to be, surfed by another person.”

Col. A. Chisolm Frampton, SCDNR deputy director for law enforcement, said: “This is a much-needed change that will increase boating safety for all South Carolina boaters.”

Courtesy https://www.wyff4.com

The 52nd Academy Sports + Outdoors Bassmaster Classic presented by Huk at Lake Hartwell drew a record 154,932 fans to Lake Hartwell and various event venues in Greenville, tournament owner B.A.S.S. announced March 6.

Jason Christie, of Park Hill, Oklahoma, won the three-day tournament with a total weight of 54 pounds — just five ounces better than second place finisher Kyle Welcher.

The win brings with it a $300,000 purse and puts Christie’s career B.A.S.S. earnings at about $1.7 million.

“Honestly, when I was sitting at the door waiting to come in and weigh my fish, I thought I had given it away again,” Christie, who has a pair of second-place finishes to his credit, told B.A.S.S senior writer Bryan Brasher. “I knew it was gonna be close. I honestly thought there could be a tie, and that was scary for me because I didn’t have any fish left.”

Top 3 finishers:

Jason Christie, Park Hill, Oklahoma ($300,000)

Kyle Welcher, Opelika, Alabama ($50,000)

Stetson Blaylock, Benton, Arkansas ($47,000)

Courtesy https://greenvillejournal.com/