Table 1-2 (continued) Some of the additional agencies contacted by the applicant are: Soil Conservation Service, Department of Agriculture U.S. Department of Agriculture U.S. Forest Service Federal Court of Appeals U.S. Department of Justice Equal Employment Opportunity Commission South Carolina Department of Archaeology South Carolina State Development Board South Carolina Wildlife Resources Department Governor of South Carolina Oconee County Health Officer Oconee Memorial Hospital Oconee County Sheriff Resources Advisory Board, Southeastern River Basins Civil Defense Agency, Oconee County Oconee County Rural Fire System East Seneca Water District The Station is in Oconee County, South Carolina, less than a mile from the Pickens County line and within 25 miles of the boundaries of the states of North Carolina and Georgia (Fig. II-1). Here, at the southern reach of Appalachia, the Piedmont hills join the southern Blue Ridge Mountains to form the Piedmont Crescent of South Carolina. The terrain is mountainous, with elevations differing by almost 2000 feet; the rainfall is abundant (73 to 85 inches per year), and some of the numerous streams are characterized by deep gorges. The Station and its associated lakes and hydroelectric stations, cover several hundred square miles. Fig. II-2 shows the principal cities within a radius of 100 miles from Keowee Dam. Several small towns within 20 miles, are shown in Fig. II-3. Transportation is good throughout the entire region. Highways S.C. 45 and S.C. 183 (Fig. I-2 and Fig. II-1) are about 1/2 mile from the site; U.S. 76, U.S. 123, and U.S. 178 are readily accessible. I-85 and I-26 cross the region, and a new scenic highway, S.C. 11, is being built along the foothills of the southern Blue Ridge Mountains. The main line of the Southern Railway from Atlanta to Washington passes through the area, and additional rail service is supplied by several smaller lines. The downstream Hartwell Reservoir (Figs. II-1, II-3) of the Corps of Engineers has a close relationship to the Keowee-Toxaway Project because of the minimum daily flow and waste discharge restrictions it imposes on Lake Keowee management. Thus (a) the minimum average daily flow through the Keowee Dam must be equivalent to 152 cubic feet per second, which is somewhat more than the minimum flow rate into Hartwell Reservoir recorded before the formation of Lake Keowee, and (b) the discharge of wastes into the Keowee Dam tailrace is restricted because Hartwell Reservoir water is used by some of the surrounding cities (see Section V.D.2). B. DETAILS OF LOCATION The Station is located within an exclusion area of 1 mile radius (Fig. I-2) which is posted and fenced. This area is owned in full except for a small rural church lot, a highway right-of-way, and approximately 9.8 acres included in the Hartwell Project. Lakes Keowee and Jocassee (Fig. II-3), associated with the Station, were created on land owned by the applicant. These lakes cover a total area of about 26,000 acres 18,500 acres and 300 miles of shore for Keowee, 7,500 acres and 75 miles of shore for Jocassee. In addition to the acreage just listed, the applicant owns surrounding land to a total of 157,000 acres, most of which lies north by northeast and north by northwest of Keowee Dam. |