Bates County SWCD;
MIAMI CREEK/DREXEL LAKE
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The Miami Creek/ Drexel Lake project encompasses 80,000 acres of land, including the Butler Municipal Reservoir, Miami Creek and Drexel Reservoirs. These reservoirs supply drinking water to the cities of Butler, Drexel, Amsterdam and four public rural water supply districts serving approximately 8,500 Bates County residents. Excessive chemical, nutrient and animal wastes are problems in the reservoirs’ surface and ground water tributaries. The overall goal of the pilot project is to reduce the amount of nonpoint source contaminants (Atrazine, phosphorus, and fecal coliform bacteria) from reaching the tributaries and reservoirs of the Miami Creek and Drexel Lake watersheds. The objectives include:

1) developing a public and landowner awareness of AgNPS pollution,
2) improving water quality by reducing runoff of commercial chemicals and nutrients by implementing Best Management Practices (BMPs),
3) reducing animal waste and associated nutrient runoff through the implementation of BMPs, and
4) improving the public water supply by reducing sediment load through the implementation of BMPs.

A total resource management approach will be used to protect water quality in the watershed. Cost-share and other financial incentives will be used to encourage adoption of BMPs and the application of Resource Management Systems.

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Missouri Department
of Natural Resources

Missouri Watershed Information Network (MoWIN)
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Columbia, MO 65211
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Page last updated August 26, 2008