Lamar Lake / North Fork Spring River Watershed Plans

Notice of Public Meeting: The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (MDNR) will be holding a public meeting regarding the TMDL and Source Water Protection Plan for the Lamar Lake / North Fork of Spring River Watershed Project on Tuesday, January 10, 2006, beginning at 7:00 pm, at the Barton County Extension Office, 801 E. 12th Street, Lamar, MO.

Project Background:
1. Project is in the North Fork of the Spring River Basin.
2. NRCS has a CREP program for the North Fork Basin.
3. Barton County SWCD has a MDNR Agricultural Non-Point Source project for the North Fork Basin.
4. Lamar Lake has a 303 (d) listing for nutrients, nearly completed.
5. Lamar Lake, a public water supply, needs an updated Source Water Protection Plan.
6. North Fork has a 303 (d) listing for sediment, with a TMDL under development.
7. Focusing on the smaller Lamar Lake Sub-Basin first, and later expand efforts to develop Watershed Plan for the entire North Fork of the Spring River Basin.