New Lake Protection Grants Awarded
For Immediate Release
September 5, 1997 |
Contact: Gregg Good
217-782-3362
TDD 217-782-9143 |
Springfield, Ill. -- The first grants under the Illinois Environmental
Protection Agency's new Priority Lake and Watershed Implementation Program will allocate a
total of $100,000 among five projects at six inland Illinois lakes. The projects, and the
amounts they will receive, include shoreline erosion control projects at Otter Lake, and
Palmyra-Modesto Lake (Macoupin County) $25,000 and $6,000, respectively; Little Grassy
Lake/Devils Kitchen Lake (Williamson County) $25,000; and Mallard Lake (DuPage County)
$31,000. In addition, a watershed protection project including installation of dry dams,
grassed waterways and conservation and no-till systems will be initiated above Ashland New
Lake (Morgan and Cass counties) $13,000.
Priority Lake and Watershed Implementation Program grants support lake protection and
restoration activities at priority lakes where the causes and sources of pollution are
apparent, sites are easily accessible, the project size is relatively small, and local
management entities are in place to implement the selected treatments. Priority lakes
generally are high quality recreational or unique aquatic resources, often serving both as
recreational and public water supply sources.
Funding for the program, to be conducted on an annual basis, is made available under
the Conservation 2000-Illinois Clean Lakes Program.
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