Recent Project Accomplishments

Agricultural Areas:

Developed Areas:

Storm Water Filtration Systems (15 installed - shown above)

Rain Garden (3 installed)

Porous Pavement (1 installed)

Vacuum Street Sweeper (New in 2006)

Storm Drain Stenciling "Caution Drains to Lake"

Partnership with Opportunity Village to Maintain Storm Drain Inlets

Storm Water Utility Fee in Clear Lake ($1.50 monthly fee to pay for storm water improvements)

Clear Lake and Ventura Marsh:

Clear Lake Dredging via IDNR/local governments/private partnership (scheduled to begin in 2008)

Ventura Marsh Restoration via IDNR/Corps of Engineers partnership (scheduled to begin in 2008)

Lakeshore Stabilization (1,200 ft - shown above)

State Park Bacteria Investigation

Carp Telemetry Investigation

Lake Restoration Funding:
Funds Raised in FY2006 for Future Projects

$4,000,000 in IDNR funds for lake dredging

$2,000,000 from City of Clear Lake for lake dredging

$1,000,000 from Cerro Gordo County for lake dredging

$800,000 in private donations for lake dredging

$200,000 from City of Ventura for lake dredging

$225,000 from Watershed Improvement Review Board for storm water improvements

$225,000 from EPA, Hanson Foundation, and local governments for storm water matching funds

$163,000 in Corps of Engineers funds for Ventura Marsh improvements

$149,900 in IDNR funds for CLEAR Project activities

$30,000 from City of Clear Lake and lake association for CLEAR salary and benefits
TOTAL: $8,842,900

CLEAR Project Expenditures in FY2006

$75,000 in CLEAR Project activities

$360,000 for storm water improvements

$123,000 for Corps of Engineers Ventura Marsh planning from Cerro Gordo County for lake dredging

$94,000 for arheological, geotechnical, and survey investigaitons on Ventura Marsh

$30,000 for shoreline stabilization projects

$42,725 for rain garden installation

$12,500 for water monitoring
TOTAL: $737,225

CLEAR Project  ~  PO Box 863  ~  Clear Lake, IA 50428  ~  641-923-2837 Ext.3