DAM PERMIT PROJECT

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News as of April 2001

We have received the Dam Operating Permit and fully comply with all State regulations.

The Emergency Action Plan has been approved by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.  Copies are on file with local agencies.  The Operating and Maintenance Plan has been revised.  IDoNR will publish a Public Notice informing local residents of our Permit Application.  We expect to be granted a Dam Operating Permit in February.

August 2000

The Association approved a resolution for a loan to fund the project.  

Year End 1999

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources, Office of Water Resources, requires that we obtain an "Operating Permit" for our dam.  To comply with their requirements, we had to build an energy dissipator at the base of the spillway.  At our AGM in July 1999, it was agreed that we should proceed with this project, and obtain a loan for financing.

First we had to get IDOT to agree to some minor design changes.

1. We had several meetings with Jim Gastel of Gastel and Associates, our consulting engineer.
2. Gastel & Associates completed a full survey of the dam and adjacent lot lines.
3. Structural drawings were prepared to incorporate the changes from the original design.
4. The necessary forms were prepared for the permit application and submitted to IDOT on September 24th 1999.
   • Application form NCR426.
   • Survey of dam "as built".
   • Sheet 3 form the original drawing of the dam, prepared by Carl Thunman in 1973, red-lined to show the proposed stilling basin.
   • Proof of the Associations financial capability.  1997 tax returns.
   • A time line for the project.
   • Operating and Maintenance Plan revised 9/21/99.
5. On November 4th we were told by IDOT that:
   • The emergency action section in the Maintenance Plan needs to be revised to meet new guidelines.  It will be necessary to attend a class  for this.  Date unknown. Waiting for IDOT to set this up.
   • IDOT will issue a permit after the plan is updated.  GOOD NEWS!
   • The application was submitted to other agencies responsible for endangered species, historical preservation and the Army Corps of Engineers.  We heard nothing from these agencies, so after 30 days we were free to proceed.
6. A "Request to BID" package was prepared and sent to six local contractors capable of performing the work.  The Board of Directors met in February to review the bids, and selected Civil Constructors bid of $51,298.
7. Subject to weather, the work is scheduled to start mid-summer (August).  We will agree on a date two weeks in advance.  The lake level will be lowered 1 - 2 ft.
8. A work party will be required to remove weeds and several small trees before work begins.

Last updated 15 April, 2001.