News Releases

Festival will be held at Atwood Lake Park in June 2010

MWCD Board of Directors established sale of resort as a top goal in 2009.

Rates to remain at 2007 level for 4th straight year.

More meetings planned as participants from 43 agencies discuss issues

Reservations for 2010 are under way - make yours today!

Veteran of industry reports need to promote on Internet

Advisory committee consisting of experts in watershed planning will assist the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) with the review of proposals for watershed programs.

Keywords: grant awards, projects, watershed partners

Winter “drawdown” of the reservoirs managed by the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) will begin in November as usual.

Keywords: drawdown, flood reduction, lakes, u.s. army corps of engineers

Work under way to identify, prioritize needs

A deadline of Oct. 2 has been established for the MWCD "Partners in Watershed Management Assistance Program"

Keywords: grant awards

Federal government to pay more than 96 percent of total cost

Federal grant will help 30 homeowners relocate from Malwayne Acres development in Brown Township

William P. Boyle Jr. has been appointed as a member of the Board of Directors of the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD).

Leesville Lake is safe for recreational activities and should not suffer any negative environmental effects from a spill of 80 to 100 gallons of heating oil from a ruptured tank located at FFA Camp Muskingum near Carrollton.

The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) is moving forward on two projects that will stabilize a dam and protect a reservoir from pollution.

A list of projects that benefit residents throughout the Muskingum River Watershed is being finalized for implementation in 2009 by the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD).

A policy and guidelines for the legal use of golf carts on Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) property will take effect in 2010.

Judges of the 5th District Court of Appeals have agreed with the decisions of a lower court that permit assessments of property owners by the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) to fund a plan of maintenance and rehabilitation in the system of reservoirs and dams in the Muskingum River Watershed.

Officials of the Akron-Canton Airport and Timken Co. say they support a watershed stewardship program that encourages conservation by offering a reduction in a participating property owner's annual assessment paid to the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD).

Environmental experts were able to learn about the issues facing the Muskingum River Watershed and the plans of the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) to help maintain the system of reservoirs and dams that protect people and property in the watershed during a recent multi-state conference at Pittsburgh.

The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) will not appeal a court decision that rules properties owned by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) will be excluded from paying a maintenance assessment to be levied by the MWCD.

The Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) paid nearly $280,000 in real estate taxes this year on properties it owns in 14 counties in the Muskingum River Waters

Projects and collection of an assessment will begin in 2009 to rehabilitate and maintain the system of reservoirs and dams that reduce the effects of flooding and provide

Judges of the 5th District Court of Appeals have reversed a decision of the lower court that holds jurisdiction over the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD)

An eight-member advisory group will give advice and guidance for maintenance and improvements in the Chippewa Creek Watershed region to the Muskingum Watershed

The 5th District Court of Appeals has issued a decision in one case and has heard the five remaining cases of some property owners objecting to a plan by the Muskingum

Six people with a diverse range of professional and personal experience and interest in the region will take seats on the 18-member Development Advisory Committee of the

The formation of an advisory group to assist in identification and prioritization of future maintenance projects for the dams and channel improvements in the Chippewa

The cases of eight property owners objecting to a plan by the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District (MWCD) to provide for maintenance and rehabilitation of the

The federal government is planning to begin construction on several dams in the Muskingum River Watershed over the next five years and spend up to an estimated $621