News Releases

Day-long courses to be held at Atwood, Tappan lake parks

Public stakeholders' group to be established for feedback and guidance

Recycled trees to aid fishing in portion of lake

MWCD includes suggestions from boaters, anglers as part of $400,000 improvement project

MWCD will secure broker and seek to sell facility.

Inspections planned during month of March at MWCD lake locations

Conservancy district in early stages of program that will yield $700 million infrastructure investment in Muskingum River Basin

Alive 2010 is scheduled June 23-26; tickets available at www.alive.org

Fund-raiser for American Cancer Society has been growing each year.

Rates held at 2009 levels at 5 MWCD lake parks and 3 campgrounds

Horstman to serve as Board president, Kokovich will be vice president

Course completion required for boaters born on or after Jan. 1, 1982.

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.