MOBILE, Ala. -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District at the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway Project in Columbus, Mississippi, is only accepting credit and debit cards as a form of payment at DeWayne Hayes Day Use Recreation Area and Cochrane Campground effective Dec. 13, 2019, with multiple recreation sites to follow, starting in 2020.
“Depositing yellow user-fee envelopes into a metal vault box will be a process no longer used,” said Ralph Antonelli, natural resource manager at TTW Project. “Electronic operations will give our visitors a secure way to conduct financial transactions, minimizing the potential for loss of funds.”
The projected timeline and locations for credit/debit card only payments are:
Bay Springs Lake:
- McDougal Boat Ramp March 1, 2020
- Piney Grove Boat Ramp March 1, 2020
- Scruggs Boat Ramp March 1, 2020
- West Dam Site Boat Ramp March 1, 2020
Columbus Lake:
- DeWayne Hayes Day Use Recreation Area Dec. 13, 2019
- Stennis East Bank Boat Ramp To Be Announced
Aliceville Lake:
- Pickensville Day Use Boat Ramp March 1, 2020
- Raleigh Ryan Boat Ramp TBA
Gainesville Lake:
- Cochrane Campground Dec. 13, 2019
- SW Taylor Boat Ramp TBA
- Vienna Boat Ramp TBA
Also, starting Jan. 2, 2020, cash will no longer be accepted as a form of payment at the Columbus and Bay Springs TTW Project Management Offices, and the Whitten and Tom Bevill Visitor’s Centers, to purchase Federal Recreation Passes and pavilion rentals.
“Although we will only accept credit/debit cards for payments, fees will remain the same,” said Antonelli.
Visitors will also have the option to purchase a forty-dollar USACE Annual Pass at the machines. The receipt for this purchase will need to be redeemed at Bay Springs or Columbus Site Offices, Tom Bevill Visitor Center, Jamie L. Whitten Historical Center, or at the campgrounds within seven days.
Federal Recreation Passes will also be accepted at those ramps, when properly displayed, including: USACE Annual Pass, America the Beautiful Senior Pass, America the Beautiful Access Pass, or America the Beautiful Annual Pass.
For more information on recreating at TTW Project, call 662-245-5500 or visit https://go.usa.gov/xpvXH
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The Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, affectionately known as the “Tenn-Tom”, is located in the Mobile District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. It joins the Tennessee River in Northeast Mississippi with the old Tombigbee River near Amory, Mississippi. The waterway is 234 miles long and runs from Yellow Creek Port near Pickwick Lake to Demopolis, Alabama. The system features 10 lakes and 10 locks and dams that allow for a shorter navigational route from the interior United States to the Gulf of Mexico. To learn more, call 662-245-5500 or visit https://go.usa.gov/xpvXH.
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