The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington District is initiating the National Environmental Policy Act process to evaluate a proposed water supply storage reallocation from the John H. Kerr Dam and Reservoir to address future needs expected in Franklin County.
Franklin County is the local sponsor of the NEPA process; county leaders anticipate a shortage of available water supply in the next 50 years. To address this, the county has requested a water supply storage reallocation from the reservoir, which spans Mecklenburg, Charlotte, and Halifax counties in Virginia, and Granville, Vance, and Warren Counties in North Carolina. Part of this process will be what is called a Public Scoping Meeting.
This meeting will take place on Mar. 26 at 6 p.m. at the Warren County Armory Civic Center in Warrenton.
USACE invites the public, agencies, and interest groups to attend the scoping meeting to provide input on significant resources and issues of concern regarding the proposed reallocation.
Franklin County is a water customer of the Kerr Lake Regional Water System; the reallocation process would involve getting more storage from the Corps instead of paying the regional water system for additional water.
This process of environmental assessment will evaluate impacts on socioeconomic, cultural, recreational and aesthetic resources.
Kerr Lake was originally authorized for flood control and hydroelectric power in 1944, with water supply added in 1958. Existing water storage agreements exist with entities like the Kerr Lake Regional Water System and the City of Virginia Beach.
The Armory is located at 501 U.S. Hwy. 158 Business East, Warrenton, NC 27589
Virtual Option: The meeting will be streamed via Facebook Live at: https://www.facebook.com/share/182ot2hWjg
