Lake Taneycomo Watershed Management Plan's kick off meeting is set for October 22nd, from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm via Zoom.  We've assembled a wide array of elected leaders, municipal reps, business and riparian owners to participate in this effort that is being led by Dr. Robert Pavlowsky from MSU.  

Purpose of the plan: to develop a nonpoint source watershed plan that will outline goals to address water quality standards deficiencies. Additionally we'll be working with the researchers to develop a demonstration project that will support solutions to our challenges.  Silting, erosion, and nutrient loading are the concerns that seem to top the list.  Our stakeholder advisory group members will make sure we hear them all. 

If you are interested in being a part of this important effort to continue to improve Lake Taneycomo, please contact us.  

Speaking of management plans, the Army Corps of Engineers has recently announced the completion of the Table Rock Lake Shoreline Management Plan for Table Rock Lake.  For those of you who love to dive into the deep end of government reports and documents, here is the link.  If you are like me and you prefer a plain English summary, a few quotes from a report on KY3 include: "For about the last six years, the Corps, and a team of locals who made up the oversight committee, have been working to update the plan that regulates things like building docks and cutting down trees and grass around the lake. That is called the Table Rock Lake Shoreline Management Plan. Coburn says the 2020 Shoreline Management Plan is complete. "People who come here for recreation, fish and wildlife resources around the lake, flood control, flood damage reduction. hydro-power," Dana Coburn with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said. "It's everything." Coburn says there are many factors to consider when deciding how to manage the 43,000-acre lake with 745 miles of shoreline. "It's been a long process," Coburn said.

Never a dull moment in Arkansas!  Our Erin has been particularly busy this last month.  We are delighted to announce Ozarks Water Watch was awarded $1.26 million from the Arkansas Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Division (NRD) for a pilot program to address failing septic systems across the Upper White River Basin (UWRB) in Northwest Arkansas. This program will provide financial assistance to homeowners in the form of grants and zero-interest loans, with the proportions depending on income level.