Moody Lake Alum Treatment
The Moody Lake Alum Treatment is the final step of a systematic, multi-year diagnostic and implementation planning process the District began in 2011 for reducing watershed loads and then addressing in-lake internal loads. The proposed project will reduce internal phosphorus loading by 386 pounds per year, and meet the internal load reductions needed for Moody Lake to meet the water quality standard.
Annie Felix-Gerth
$6,882,000 the first year and $12,618,000 the second year are for grants to protect and restore surface water and drinking water; to keep water on the land; to protect, enhance, and restore water quality in lakes, rivers, and streams; and to protect groundwater and drinking water, including feedlot water quality and subsurface sewage treatment system projects and stream bank, stream channel, shoreline restoration, and ravine stabilization projects. The projects must use practices demonstrated to be effective, be of long-lasting public benefit, include a match, and be consistent with total maximum daily load (TMDL) implementation plans, watershed restoration and protection strategies (WRAPS), or local water management plans or their equivalents. A portion of these funds may be used to seek administrative efficiencies through shared resources by multiple local governmental units.
The proposed project will reduce internal phosphorus loading by 386 lb/yr, or 100% of the internal load reductions needed for Moody Lake to attain the in-lake phosphorus goal of 40 ug/L.
This project resulted in an estimated annual reduction of 324 pounds per year of Phosphorus, with water quality monitoring post treatment showing improvements in water quality beyond the proposed goal.
LOCAL LEVERAGED FUNDS