A plan to help endangered fish in the Savannah River could cause problems for some people with waterfront property.

A plan to help endangered fish in the Savannah River could cause problems for some people with waterfront property.

The $706 million project to dredge 32 miles of the Savannah River aims to make room for super-sized freighters from the Panama Canal. It could also make room for two waterborne species: the shortnose sturgeon and the Atlantic sturgeon.GPB’s Drew Dawson spoke to "On Second Thought" host Virginia Prescott about why a proposal to protect endangered fish has stirred up arguments in communities along Georgia waterways

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers proposes constructing a rock weir and fish passage to allow the endangered fish access to their historic spawning grounds on the Augusta shoals.

GPB’s Drew Dawson joined “On Second Thought” to explain why the proposal has stirred up arguments in communities along Georgia waterways.

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