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Originally Posted by Senter Cove Guy
As I previously stated, I'd like to see lake draw down start after Columbus Day. Now, how do we go about making that a reality?
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If you want to make this a reality here are the steps I suggest.....
1) call DES and find out who is in charge of A)the Dam control, and B) the entire watershed
2)Find out why the control the lake level to this level at this time of year. This is very important and you must completely understand why it is they do what they do.
3)Find out if there is a formal way to seek an audience with both the Dam Controller and the person in charge of the entire watershed.
4)Discuss your concerns, and also have them explain any details that you don't understand form step 2.
5) go home and think about everything you have learned.
6) Draft a formal letter of concern stating the problem, identify that you understand why the proceedure is currently the way that it is. Then relay your purposal for change, and try to plea you point as to why this change would be of minimal inpact.....
Nope this isn't easy, change never is. And yes someone is going to have to become very educated on the watershed to understand why they do what they do. But if you truely want to change things this is what it takes.
Currently they have a reason and historical data to back up what they are doing. I watch this lake all the time and have done so for 20 years. I have no issues with the lake being at its current level. I have seen way to many years where the lake starts rising agian because of showers and storms in Spet. Oct. and Nov. If you want to change things you need to convince the dam people that if the lake stays up for 2 or 3 more weeks, that they will have the time to shed all the water, and any additional water that may accumulate to reach there goals later in the year. All of this off course is in addition to not overfilling the other lakes in the watershed, and keeping the rivers where they need to be.
There is a lot that goes on here, to assume that the dropping the lake to the point they do this time of year just because, is not a good arguement. They do it for reasons, in controling the watershed they aren't just trying to make the people of one lake happy, they are trying to make the entire watershed happy. There are dam maintence schedules to keep etc. etc. all this work needs to happen yearly....
ok I have gone on long enough