This slide presentation outlines a source water protection program for Lake Maumelle, a drinking water supply source of Central Arkansas Water (CAW). The presentation begins with an outline of the status of the Lake Maumelle resource, including Land Use Distribution. Threats and potential impairments to Lake Maumelle are outlined, including sources of pollution and public health threats. An outline of CAW's Source Water Protection Program is provided, including the findings and recommendations of the 2004 Task Group for Watershed Management Report, impacts associated with developing 1,320
acres of unrestricted privately-owned
lands, and the development of a Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan in 2005. Program summary points include: Lake Maumelle is a high quality source of
inexpensive drinking water;
new developments have the potential to
introduce a variety of pollutants to Lake
Maumelle; Caw's source water protection program has led
to high quality water;
the use of a zoned approach to protect water
intake, in light of resource limitations and
development pressures at eastern end of lake;
use of land acquisition and buffers is consistent
with other municipal source water protection
programs; continuous effort to monitor existing pollutant sources to
better assess problems;
continue land and buffer acquisition and easement
purchase, using a prioritization framework (e.g., zones); and,
continue development of a Comprehensive Watershed
Management Plan.
| Edition : | Vol. - No. |
| File Size : | 1
file
, 1.1 MB |
| Note : | This product is unavailable in Ukraine, Russia, Belarus |
| Number of Pages : | 30 |
| Published : | 06/01/2006 |
