Army Corps updates water release schedule at Francis E. Walter Dam

The U.S. Army Corps Engineers’ Philadelphia District updated the 2019 Francis E. Walter Dam recreation plan. 

The Army Corps updated the plan, which states whitewater and fisheries releases will be scheduled if enough water storage is accumulated in the reservoir. Precipitation throughout the summer has enabled the Army Corps to schedule multiple increments of the plan, which includes the following additions:

• 6b. Increase Aug. 24-25 whitewater total release to 1700 cubic feet per second on Saturday and 1000 cubic feet per second on Sunday. 
• 7. Add fisheries enhancement releases of 50 cubic feet per second for the period of Sept. 7-20 
• 8b. Increase Aug. 31-Sept. 1 whitewater total release to 1700 cubic feet per second on Saturday and 1000 cubic feet per second on Sunday. 
• 9. Add fisheries enhancement release of 50 cubic feet per second for the period of Sept. 21-Oct. 4. 

The Army Corps will announce in early to mid-September if it is able to hold the final increment of the plan, which includes releasing any excess water during the period of Friday, Oct. 11 through Monday, Oct. 14.