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This slide presentation outlines a source water protection program for Lake Maumelle, a drinking water supply source of Central Arkansas Water (CAW). The presentation begins with an outline of the status of the Lake Maumelle resource, including Land Use Distribution. Threats and potential impairments to Lake Maumelle are outlined, including sources of pollution and public health threats. An outline of CAW's Source Water Protection Program is provided, including the findings and recommendations of the 2004 Task Group for Watershed Management Report, impacts associated with developing 1,320acres of unrestricted privately-ownedlands, and the development of a Comprehensive Watershed Management Plan in 2005. Program summary points include: Lake Maumelle is a high quality source ofinexpensive drinking water;new developments have the potential tointroduce a variety of pollutants to LakeMaumelle; Caw's source water protection program has ledto high quality water;the use of a zoned approach to protect waterintake, in light of resource limitations anddevelopment pressures at eastern end of lake;use of land acquisition and buffers is consistentwith other municipal source water protectionprograms; continuous effort to monitor existing pollutant sources tobetter assess problems;continue land and buffer acquisition and easementpurchase, using a prioritization framework (e.g., zones); and,continue development of a Comprehensive WatershedManagement Plan.

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Edition: Vol. - No. Published: 06/01/2006 Number of Pages: 30File Size: 1 file , 1.1 MB