Living Waters
Converting Degraded Streams and Lakes Into Community Assets  




Watershed Management Plan

Watershed Planning Services were provided for a 31-acre reservoir experiencing sedimentation, algae blooms, water quality degradation, nuisance aquatic plants, shoreline erosion, and other impacts. In addition to the Watershed Management Plan, a Water Quality Report was prepared that included evaluation of 18 years of water quality and other monitoring data collected by the community. Action Strategies were prepared to enhance the 31-acre reservoir. Recommendations included environmentally sound methods to control nuisance weeds and algae, improve water quality for safe swimming, reduce sedimentation, establish a desirable fish community, and allow for more diverse wildlife habitat. A successful Watershed Summit attended by multiple agencies contributed to funding provided to prepare an Engineering Plan to stabilize a highly eroded inlet discharging large volumes of sediment into the lake.

 

  

 


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