Maritime interests on Georgia’s coast are coming out against a plan that could end federal maintenance of several smaller waterways and harbors.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers says the agency hasn’t dredged nine Georgia waterways in decades – and there hasn’t been much impact as a result.
So they’re considering asking Congress to de-authorize them from federal maintenance.
The agency’s goal is to save taxpayer money on required periodic surveys of the Altamaha River, Oconee River, Ocmulgee River, Bellville Harbor, Darien Harbor, Fancy Bluff Creek, Sapelo Harbor, Satilla River and St. Marys River.
