Chattooga boating bulletin!

The U.S. Forest Service on December 21 withdrew all three decisions proposing to permit limited boating on the Upper Chattooga River, citing “inconsistencies” the agency had discovered “between various components of the decision documents.” The intention is to conduct “additional analysis” and re-issue decisions “probably in early spring,” according to Liz Agpaoa, regional forester for the USDA Forest Service’s Southern Region.

It is expected that this unusual move also will have the effect of “mooting” a related lawsuit initiated by the American Whitewater lobby and other groups, which had sought to immediately open the entire 21 miles of the Upper Chattooga to unlimited boating. Click here to see the history of this issue.

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