NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District is seeking input on proposed changes to the J. Percy Priest Dam and Reservoir manual, which could possibly alter the flow and drawdown of the reservoir.
According to a release, the Corps is seeking to revise the 1998 manual to include current project operations under existing Congressional authorizations.
Potential changes include updating historical data from 1970 to 2025, naming conventions, forecasting methods, structural features, watershed characteristics, communication networks and changes from previously approved EAs, according to the district.
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The Corps claims the revisions are needed for the optimal management of the reservoir as the manual “contains project data, background information, the plan for day-to-day and emergency water management and the effects of the plan on authorized project purposes.”…