Clean Lake Initiative at the Lake of the Ozarks
As background to the LOZ Clean Lake Initiative Prgram,
we recommend review of the following:
1.
Jan 28 Meeting Minutes
2. Missouri Attorney General
Koster's White Paper
3.
Jan 27 Video of Koster's Report
4.
AG Koster LOZ Recommendations Press Release
5.Past Years Lake Reports
LOWA's Wastewater Element Chairman
Jim Rogers' February 2011 Update:
We had our second Clean Lake Initiative meeting on January 28, 2011. In that meeting attendence included three newly elected commissioners and one re-elected commissioner.
The outcome of the meeting: the Commissioners said they would discuss the issue amongst themselves and determine the type of information they would need from the task force in order to move forward. The Commissioners planned to meet in Jefferson City during their annual orientation but due to the snow storm that meeting was cancelled. Once they meet, they will contact us and the task force will research and gather the requested information based on their recommendations.
The goal of the wastewater meetings:
1. To determine if we should form a 4-County Wastewater Task Force
2. To determine the options for onsite septic systems.
On-site septic systems
Onsite septic systems are individual septic systems on a single lot servicing one home. Many on-site septic sytwems were installed prior to the 1996 on-site septic law regulating these systems. These systems are inadequate for treating wastewater because they were not intended to be used on a full time basis. The combination of the projected population growth of full-time residents and the outdated systems could endanger the future of the water quality of the Lake. It is not a problem today but we need to start planning for the future. 1996 law
The law passed in January 1996 established minimum set-backs for septic systems (Some of which are listed below):
- Sufficient dirt for lateral fields
- 120 feet of lateral lines per bedroom
- The lateral lines must be constructed 50 feet from the Lake and spaced 10 feet apart from each other
- The septic tank had to be 100 feet way from well.
Engineered systems
If those requirements, under the new law, could not be met the property owner is required to install an engineered system.
In other words, we need to approach water quality at the Lake of the Ozarks on a two-pronged basis.
Jim Rogers, LOWA Wastewater Chairman
