A project to bring funding and information regarding storm water run-off management to the Table Rock Lake area is being spearheaded by Table Rock Lake Water Quality (TRLWQ).
In their recent newsletter, Executive Director, David Casaletto noted the project would provide solutions to assist in slowing down rain water run-off from developed areas and would help in removing pollutants from the run-off before it entered Table Rock Lake.
In the newsletter, Casaletto notes, “Increasing population and expansion of developments around Table Rock Lake have caused alteration of the natural landscape and allowed more rapid rainwater run-off from this development into the waterways. Coves and distinct regions of the lake are visibly clouded by soil erosion when there is nearby construction in which vegetation is removed. Some soil erosion and nutrient run-off (which also occurs in natural settings) will not harm the water quality, but the volume of this storm water pollution caused by human development negatively affects water quality unless measures are taken to prevent the negative impacts.
The success of the project, however will be decided by volunteer help as well as the efforts of TRLWQ.
The newsletter issues a call to those around Table Rock Lake who wish to help.
“We are looking for businesses and property owners in the lake area (see map above) to partner with us on this project. Potential partners in our storm water project include local business owners, local residents and communities including towns, planning and zoning, counties, villages, homeowner’s associations, subdivisions, resorts and campgrounds where development is occurring or has occurred. These partners would contribute advice, knowledge, the locations and/or labor (planting of plants and

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