Archive for KLPW – Water Safety

CORPS OF ENGINEERS PUTS OUT OFFICIAL DROUGHT STATEMENT

The public’s patience is running pretty thin about Kerr Lake low water levels, even
though the weather is mostly to blame. The USACE has finally released a statement on the drought condidtions. Kerr Lake Park Watch presents it to you in its
entirety.

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Posted in: KLPW - Boating and Related Improvements, KLPW - MAIN NEWS, KLPW - US ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS, KLPW - WATER RELATED, KLPW - Water Safety

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KERR LAKE USER CRIES DRY – CORPS SAYS WEATHER TO BLAME FOR LOW LAKE

Concern has reached an almost unprecedented level about the low level of water in Kerr Lake
this season. KLPW has received a number of one-line comments and questions about the continued depletion of water in the
reservoir.

Of the plea-like questions came a written request for information about the lake’s low level …

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KERR LAKE MANAGER GIVES CORPS ANSWERS TO LOW WATER LEVEL QUESTIONS RECENTLY RAISED BY READERS

The following is an answer in response to several readers questions on following the guide curve that actually mandates, along
with weather, the water levels or lack thereof of Kerr Lake. KLPW, asked several times to review the procedures, posted comments and questions by Kerr lake user, Jim Arnold. Below is the
response to Mr. Arnold’s comments and questions by Resource Manager Michael Womack.


As you point out, Kerr Lake is …

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CORP (USACE) QUESTIONED ON KERR LAKE SUMMER LAKE LEVEL

Kerr Lake Park Watch has recently received serval inquiries about the water levels of Kerr Lake this summer and spring. We have
taken the most articulate and are posting for your information. A message has been forwarded to the Kerr Lake office of the US Army Corps of Engineers with the offer of a response, comments and
clarifications. The following comments come from Kerr Lake user Jim Arnold.

“My (Jim Arnold) …

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CORPS ISSUES QUICK RESPONSE ON KERR LAKE WATER QUALITY

Amid concerns and questions from several readers, KLPW asked both state and federal officials about the water
quality for swimming and public use, both in general and with regard to recent applications of herbicides to squelch the growing hydrilla problem.

Below is a direct reply from the USACE manager of Kerr Lake who KLPW asked two questions: 1) Is Kerr Lake safe for swimming and interaction with the water and 2) are the
chemicals sprayed for hydrilla harmful?  Here …

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