The U.S. Army Corps Engineers' Philadelphia District updated the 2017 Francis E. Walter Dam recreation plan.

The Army Corps updated the plan, which states whitewater and fisheries releases will be scheduled if enough water storage is accumulated in the reservoir.Precipitation has enabled the Army Corps to schedule the eighth and ninth increments of the plan, which include the following additions:• Increase Sept. 2-3 whitewater releases to 1,700 cubic feet per second on Saturday and 1,000 cubic feet per second on Sunday.• Add fisheries enhancement releases of 50 cubic feet per second for the period of Sept. 23 through Oct. 6.The Army Corps will announce at a later date if it is able to hold the final increment of the plan, which includes water releases from Oct. 6 through Oct. 9