1. CORPS OF ENGINEERS NWS Meeting Tallahassee, FL, July 19, 2006

2. Water Management Staff u Supervisory Hydraulic Engineer u 4 Hydraulic Engineers u 1 Engineer Intern u 1 Hydrologist u 1 Meteorologist u 3 Hydrologic Technicians Office staffed 365 days/year (limited hours on weekends)

3. Mobile District River Basins

4. Water Management Flood Control Water SupplyRecreation Water Quality Hydropower Navigation

5. Lake Sidney Lanier Hydroelectric Power Navigation Recreation Flood Control Water Supply Fish/Wildlife Water Quality Walter F. George Lake Hydroelectric Power NavigationRecreationFish/Wildlife Water Quality Lake Seminole Hydroelectric Power Navigation Recreation Fish/Wildlife Water Quality ACF River System George W. Andrews Lake Navigation Water Quality Recreation West Point Lake Flood Control Recreation Fish/Wildlife Navigation Hydroelectric Power Water Quality

6. Navigation  Make releases to maintain a desired stage for navigators  Seasonal navigation periods  Special releases during other periods

7. Hydropower  Southeastern Power Administration (SEPA) makes actual schedule within range specified by Water Mgt.  Adjustments to schedule made as needed  Generation incidental benefit when releases made for other purposes  Determine weekly generation based system needs and to meet monthly energy agreements

8. Recreation  Maintain lakes as full as possible according to Water Control Plan  Adjust water levels to accommodate special activities on the lakes  Make special releases for recreational activities downstream

9. Environmental & Water Quality  Support for fish spawning and other fish and wildlife conservation measures  Coordinate releases and levels to enhance water quality and environmental needs  Provide releases to meet downstream targets and water quality needs  Provide gradual stepdown of river levels where necessary

10. Municipal and Industrial Water Supply u Provide water for industries and municipalities

11. Flood Control  Store water in lake during event  Monitor downstream points  Evacuate water as quickly as practicable when downstream conditions allow  Winter drawdown at several lakes  Provide notification to Emergency Management Offices

12.  Action zones used as guidelines for determining releases and lake levels for various times of year Water Control Plan  Balances all lakes in system

13. Flood Control Actions  Store water in lake during storm event  Monitor gages and downstream points  Follow surcharge schedule to make releases at projects when/if required  Notify emergency management offices  Provide updated data to River Forecast Center  Make press releases to impacted areas  Exchange data with River Forecast Center  Receive hourly reports from Corps projects During Storm Events

16. Other NWS Products and Information  Flash Flood Guidances  Observed Rainfall  Radar Observations  Stage Forecasts  Briefings by RFC Staff  Information provided by Corps Staff Meteorologist

17. ACF Flood Notification Dam Operator Water Management Section Other Situational Local EMAFL EMAGA EMA South Atlantic Division SERFC Resource Manager Emergency Operations GA Power Public Affairs AL EMA

18. Flood Control Actions  Evacuate water as quickly as practicable when downstream conditions allow  Follow surcharge schedule to make releases at projects when/if required  Conduct after action activities After Storm Events

19. Floods Prevented in West Point and Lanett Area Flood Stage (FS)=19’ Out of Banks FS =20’ Streets, Houses on Railroad Tracks, Boiler Room - Dye Works FS=22’ Basements of many buildings, Main Floors of some FS=24’ Most Businesses in West Point, Streets in Lanett, Homes in West Point Chattahoochee River RECENT FLOODS RECENT FLOODS Flood Stage Without Flood Stage Without YearLevel West Point Lake 197616.0 21.2 197917.1 20.4 198213.1 20.9 199018.1 24.1 200322.3 30.8

20. Water Management Homepage http://water.sam.usace.army.mil