Public Information Meeting Concerning Water Management at
Stonewall Jackson Lake
Corps of Engineers Release
11 April 2012
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Pittsburgh District invites you
to a public information meeting regarding the Stonewall Jackson
Lake Water Control Manual update. This meeting will be held
at the Lewis County High School, 205 Minuteman Drive, Weston, WV
26452 (http://g.co/maps/jxs7w), on Thursday, 3 May 2012
(open-house starting at 6pm, presentation starting at 7pm).
Further details follow below and are also attached.
Pittsburgh District is updating and formalizing its Water Control
Manual for Stonewall Jackson Lake on the West Fork River in West
Virginia. A water control manual defines the amount of water
stored and released during normal operations throughout the year,
as well as operations during seasonal events, such as droughts and
floods, and emergencies.
While emergency operations are a critical component of any control
plan, water management operations at Stonewall Jackson Lake also
reduce the impact of acid mine drainage and municipal pollution by
more than 50 percent along over 100 miles of the lower West Fork
and upper Monongahela Rivers, providing healthier water for
consumption, recreation, flora and fauna throughout the year.
This updated version of the Stonewall Jackson Lake Water Control
Manual is not intended to change water management practices, but
rather to assure they are comprehensive and well documented.
In publically sharing information about water management, it is
the Corps intent to ensure that the project's congressionally
authorized mission priorities and operations are transparent and
unbiased.
If you have any questions or would like additional information
regarding this meeting or the Water Control Manual Initiative,
please see our public web page at: http://www.lrp.usace.army.mil/
under 'Pittsburgh District Key Projects" or contact Tom Maier at
412.395.7219 or thomas.j.maier@usace.army.mil
We look forward to seeing you at the meeting and the opportunity
to further strengthen relationships with the public and other
water resource stakeholders in the Stonewall Jackson Lake area.
____________________________
Thomas J. Maier - Biologist
Planning & Environmental Branch
US Army Corps of Engineers-Pittsburgh District
2200 Moorhead Federal Building
1000 Liberty Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15222-4186
412.395.7219