Hickory Log Creek Reservoir: a new approach to sustainable water management
Abstract
The Hickory Log Creek (HLC) Reservoir
is the conceptual prototype of a new type of federalnon-
federal partnership – possibly the first of its kind in
the U.S. – in the development of new sources of
municipal water supply. The project is planned to
effectively meet future water demand growth while
capitalizing on unique opportunities for conjunctive use
of water resources and existing infrastructure, listed as
follows:
• Site location on a small tributary of the Etowah
River upstream of Lake Allatoona, a
multipurpose reservoir managed by the U.S.
Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)
• Site topography offering significant off-channel
storage in the confines of a narrow valley
• Recent federal water resource development
policy initiatives promoting sustainable water
development through more efficient and
beneficial uses of existing multipurpose
reservoirs
• Public demand for reliable water supply at
minimal economic cost and with minimal
environmental impact.
From this perspective the HLC Reservoir is not
a stand-alone project but an integral component of a
two-reservoir system (HLC and Allatoona)
conjunctively serving multiple conservation and flood
control objectives.