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Landowners and residents are working together with the Silver Lake Watershed Project to improve their lake.
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By installing conservation practices and making other changes, Silver Lake residents are working to improve their farming operations, their land, their lake and the future.
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Silver Lake Watershed Project reports 2008 successes
Imagine eight dump trucks, filled to the brim with rich Iowa soil, backed up to Silver Lake. That's the amount of soil the Silver Lake Watershed Project has kept out of the lake this year by working with local landowners.
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Low interest loans available for eligible homeowners needing septic system improvements
Across Iowa, an estimated 100,000 rural homes still use outdated septic systems that do not adequately treat household sewage before sending it to a stream or lake, such as Silver Lake. Homeowners looking to upgrade their systems and improve local water quality can use an Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) low-interest loan program.
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Project to improve Silver Lake kicks off
The new Silver Lake Watershed Project needs your help to improve Silver Lake.
"The objective of our project is simple - to leave soil and sediment on the land where it
belongs and out of Silver Lake," said Don Hagen, who is coordinating the project. "We look forward to
working with landowners to help them keep valuable topsoil on their land and to help make our lake cleaner."
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Don Hagen, Silver Lake watershed project coordinator, can help landowners
Don Hagen, Silver Lake watershed project coordinator, can help landowners install conservation practices to help preserve the lake for future generations.
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For More Information
Local:
Don Hagen
Silver Lake Watershed Project Coordinator
(712) 852-3386
Don.Hagen@ia.nacdnet.net
Palo Alto County NRCS Office
Statewide:
Steve Hopkins
DNR Watershed Improvement Program Grants Coordinator
(515) 281-6402
Stephen.Hopkins@dnr.iowa.gov
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A watershed is the area of land that drains into a lake or stream.
Water traveling over the surface or through groundwater may pick up contaminants like sediment, chemicals and waste and deposit them in a body of water.
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