Category: Pine Lake

The project team submitted an EGLE permit for a temporary drawdown of Pine Lake on August 13, 2020.

Survey, Engineering, and Monitoring Activities: Survey of properties, including finished floor (FF) elevations, around the Lake was completed to identify flood-prone structures.  This information will be utilized to determine feasible outlet elevations for the Pine Lake Control Structure.Groundwater monitoring wells have been measured on a weekly basis to determine baseline groundwater elevations in the vicinity … Continue reading PINE LAKE UPDATE

A copy of the Pine Lake presentation is linked here for anyone who'd like to review or didn't get a chance to attend the meeting.

The project team met with EGLE representatives in August to discuss the project. EGLE was receptive to a potential gravity outlet to the east; however, they requested additional study including the following data: Wetland delineation and inventory.Groundwater monitoring.Lake Level and water quality monitoring. Representatives of the project team have met with neighboring properties adjacent to Pine … Continue reading ONGOING WORK UPDATE

On July 7, 2019 and July 11, 2019, the Barry County Board of Commissioners and Allegan County Board of Commissioners, respectively, passed resolutions authorizing the Allegan County Drain Commissioner and Barry County Drain Commissioner to exceed the $10,000 annual spending limit to explore options to bring the lake level down.  Links to copies of the … Continue reading RESOLUTION PASSES