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Deep Dive: Lake Monroe Watershed (Part 3)

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This is Deep Dive: WFHB and Limestone Post Investigate where we look into issues regarding Health, Housing, and the Environment that directly impact residents of Monroe County. We are looking into the Lake Monroe Watershed and the water quality. This week, we look into how water moves through our county and how the county is working to mitigate flooding. 

We spoke with Monroe County MS4 Coordinator, Kelsey Thetonia about how the county manages stormwater, how climate change affects flooding in the county and how stormwater runoff can impact water quality. 

The primary reason Salt Creek was dammed in the 1960s was to control floodwaters downstream. While the Monroe Lake Control Tower (above) regulates water flow from the
reservoir through the dam, the rest of Lake Monroe has become a valuable resource for drinking water, recreation, industry, wild habitat, and other uses well beyond its
watershed. Photo by Anna Powell Denton.

Tune in next week to hear more about Lake Monroe – how healthy is it and how long will it survive? To read the full article written by Michael Glab and photography by Anna Powell Denton, visit the Limestone Post Magazine’s website. To submit feedback to WFHB you can email [email protected] or you can leave us a voice mail at 802-552-3483.

 

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