Wednesday, August 22, 2012
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New grants for the care of Indiana's water bodies totaling more than $814,000 have been awarded through the Lake and River Enhancement (LARE) program, part of the DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife.
The projects involve 13 counties and more than 40 lakes and rivers. Local sponsors submitted the applications and commit to sharing a portion of the total cost. DNR's share comes from the LARE fee paid annually by boat owners to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. The grants allow for the completion of projects that would be difficult for local organizations to fund on their own.
These new LARE grants fund biological, engineering, construction and watershed land treatment projects throughout the state.
"Our goal with projects such as these is to improve aquatic habitat and enhance recreational opportunities for boating and fishing," said Mark Reiter, director of DNR Fish & Wildlife.
A list of projects by water body, county, project type and grant award follows:
August 2012 LARE Grant Awards
Water Body (County)
Project Type
Grant Award
Barbee Lakes Chain (Kosciusko)
Water Quality Monitoring
$42,410
Baugo Creek/Gongwer Project (Elkhart)
Design/Build
$48,000
Baugo Creek/Stewart Project (Elkhart)
Construction
$27,200
Big Creek (Posey)
Construction
$28,000
Bowman Creek (St. Joseph)
Engineering Feasibility Study
$56,000
Blue Grass Creek (Vanderburgh)
Watershed Land Treatment
$15,000
Dewart Lake/Cable Run (Kosciusko)
Design/Build
$56,000
Dewart Lake/Hasse Court and Quaker Haven Project (Kosciusko)
Design/Build
$12,000
Geist Reservoir/Dry Run and Branch Creek Project (Hamilton and Marion)
Design/Build
$20,000
Geist Reservoir/Thorpe Creek (Hamilton and Marion)
Engineering Feasibility Study
$68,000
Hindman Lake/Ritter Branch (Kosciusko)
Design/Build
$33,600
Juday Creek (St. Joseph)
Construction
$96,000
LaGrange County Lakes (LaGrange)
Water Quality Monitoring
$9,600
Lake Hollybrook Watershed (Owen)
Watershed Land Treatment
$20,000
Lake of the Woods/McClish Lake (Steuben and LaGrange)
Watershed Diagnostic Study
$19,480
Pigeon Creek Watershed (Steuben)
Watershed Land Treatment
$40,000
Pine Creek, Potato Creek and Worster Lake (Marshall and St. Joseph)
Watershed Diagnostic Study
$48,000
Raccoon Creek Watershed (Putnam)
Watershed Land Treatment
$20,000
St. Joseph River (St. Joseph)
Design/Build
$56,000
South Twin Lake (LaGrange)
Construction
$640
Tippecanoe Lake Watershed Area (Kosciusko)
Construction
$50,000
Winona Lake (Kosciusko)
Engineering Feasibility Study
$48,400
Total = $ 814,330
The projects involve 13 counties and more than 40 lakes and rivers. Local sponsors submitted the applications and commit to sharing a portion of the total cost. DNR's share comes from the LARE fee paid annually by boat owners to the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. The grants allow for the completion of projects that would be difficult for local organizations to fund on their own.
These new LARE grants fund biological, engineering, construction and watershed land treatment projects throughout the state.
"Our goal with projects such as these is to improve aquatic habitat and enhance recreational opportunities for boating and fishing," said Mark Reiter, director of DNR Fish & Wildlife.
A list of projects by water body, county, project type and grant award follows:
August 2012 LARE Grant Awards
Water Body (County)
Project Type
Grant Award
Barbee Lakes Chain (Kosciusko)
Water Quality Monitoring
$42,410
Baugo Creek/Gongwer Project (Elkhart)
Design/Build
$48,000
Baugo Creek/Stewart Project (Elkhart)
Construction
$27,200
Big Creek (Posey)
Construction
$28,000
Bowman Creek (St. Joseph)
Engineering Feasibility Study
$56,000
Blue Grass Creek (Vanderburgh)
Watershed Land Treatment
$15,000
Dewart Lake/Cable Run (Kosciusko)
Design/Build
$56,000
Dewart Lake/Hasse Court and Quaker Haven Project (Kosciusko)
Design/Build
$12,000
Geist Reservoir/Dry Run and Branch Creek Project (Hamilton and Marion)
Design/Build
$20,000
Geist Reservoir/Thorpe Creek (Hamilton and Marion)
Engineering Feasibility Study
$68,000
Hindman Lake/Ritter Branch (Kosciusko)
Design/Build
$33,600
Juday Creek (St. Joseph)
Construction
$96,000
LaGrange County Lakes (LaGrange)
Water Quality Monitoring
$9,600
Lake Hollybrook Watershed (Owen)
Watershed Land Treatment
$20,000
Lake of the Woods/McClish Lake (Steuben and LaGrange)
Watershed Diagnostic Study
$19,480
Pigeon Creek Watershed (Steuben)
Watershed Land Treatment
$40,000
Pine Creek, Potato Creek and Worster Lake (Marshall and St. Joseph)
Watershed Diagnostic Study
$48,000
Raccoon Creek Watershed (Putnam)
Watershed Land Treatment
$20,000
St. Joseph River (St. Joseph)
Design/Build
$56,000
South Twin Lake (LaGrange)
Construction
$640
Tippecanoe Lake Watershed Area (Kosciusko)
Construction
$50,000
Winona Lake (Kosciusko)
Engineering Feasibility Study
$48,400
Total = $ 814,330
Contact:
Phil Bloom, DNR communications director, (317) 232-4003.
Phil Bloom, DNR communications director, (317) 232-4003.
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