Conowingo Pond Management Plan
June 2006

On June 14, 2006, SRBC approved the final Conowingo Pond Management Plan. The plan relates to the management of the Conowingo pond, the 14-mile interstate reservoir formed behind the Conowingo dam on the lower Susquehanna River that straddles the PA-MD state line. The reservoir provides water for public water supply systems, energy production, recreational activities and aquatic habitat and provides fresh water to the upper Chesapeake Bay. During prolonged droughts, the reservoir level can drop to the point where potential conflicts arise and difficult decisions have to be made regarding priority uses. The plan includes a proposed protocol for reservoir operations during these times of critical low flows.

Press Release (PDF) (issued April 3, 2006 in conjunction with DRAFT report)
Summary Newsletter (PDF) (4-page color handout)
Entire Report (PDF) (160 pages, file size = 3.6 Mb. Download time could be lengthy, depending on connection speed.)

For quicker downloads, the report has also been broken down for you to view by sections (PDFs):
Title Page and Table of Contents
Executive Summary
Chapters 1-8

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Resources and Uses of the Conowingo Pond
Chapter 3 Existing Problems, Issues and Opportunities
Chapter 4 Planning Process and Initial Screening
Chapter 5 Preferred Operation Alternatives
Chapter 6 Discussion of Selected Alternative
Chapter 7 Conowingo Pond Management Plan
Chapter 8 Summary of Conclusions and Actions

Appendix 1. Conowingo Pond Workgroup Input
Appendix 2. Model Development and Verification
Appendix 3. Model Results

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