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    Work continues on a raw water storage impoundment as part of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project [Image 2 of 4]

    Work continues on a raw water storage impoundment as part of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project

    PORT WENTWORTH, GA, UNITED STATES

    09.08.2016

    Photo by Billy Birdwell 

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District

    A panoramic view, formed from multiple photos, depicts the site of a new raw water storage impoundment under construction in Effingham County, Georgia. The water impoundment will hold enough raw water to replace two days of water normally withdrawn from the Savannah River by the City of Savannah’s water department. The impoundment, part of the Savannah Harbor Expansion Project (SHEP), will be used to replace river water on those rare occasions when high tides and low river flow might allow water with higher chlorine levels to reach the river intakes for the Savannah water system for a few hours. After tides recede water used from the impoundment will be replaced and the city will resume using water directly from Savannah River. The SHEP will deepen the Savannah harbor an additional 5 feet allowing larger container ships to access the Garden City Port more easily and for longer periods during each tidal cycle. Thalle Construction Company serves as the prime contractor to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah District, for this portion of the SHEP. (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers photo by Billy Birdwell)

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    Date Taken: 09.08.2016
    Date Posted: 09.14.2016 08:53
    Photo ID: 2852759
    VIRIN: 160908-A-JH002-099
    Resolution: 4161x1222
    Size: 2.72 MB
    Location: PORT WENTWORTH, GA, US

    Web Views: 17
    Downloads: 3

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