While dam construction for the East Locust Creek Reservoir project cannot begin until environmental and construction permitting actions are complete, there has been a great deal of progress leading up to heavy construction activity. The list below represents some of the more significant activities in progress or completed.
- Land acquisition for the reservoir completed in the summer of 2017 – 4,550 acres
- Nearing completion of the legal continuity opinion
- Lake Bed Preparation/Source Water Protection
- 13 Buildings cleared of asbestos and hazardous waste using 2014 Brownfield Cleanup Grant
- 16 Buildings cleared of asbestos and hazardous waste using 2016 Brownfield Cleanup Grant
- 68 Buildings Removed (9 still in use)
- Four Volunteer Cleanup Events completed (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)
- Fifth Volunteer Cleanup Event scheduled for October 19, 2019
- 32 Miles of relocated property boundary fence has been completed (30.8 by private, 1.1 by Commission).
- 21 miles of fence removed
- 30 Solid waste piles removed
- 12 wells/cisterns filled
- 59 Additional geotechnical investigation boreholes drilled
- Source Water Protection Plan completed in 2017
- Missouri Rural Water Association – Source Water Protection System of the Year
- Permitting
- Endangered bat screening completed 2016
- Wetland and Stream Jurisdictional Determinations Completed in 2017
- Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement under agency review
- Nearing Completion of Biological Assessment leading to a USFWS Biological Opinion
- Draft stream, wetland, and endangered species mitigation plans developed.
- Design progress
- ELCR Forest and Field Inventory Report
- Preliminary Design Report
- Drinking water intake separated from principle spillway
- Intake site selected and preliminary design completed
- Construction Access Plan – Completed
- Clearing and Tree Harvest Plan – Completed
- Utility Relocation Plan – Completed
- Shoreline Protection Plan – Completed
- Traffic Impact Study – Completed
- Updated Economic Impact Study – Completed
- Regional Source Water Evaluation – Completed
- 10 County Regional Economic Development Blueprint – Completed
- Preliminary Engineering Report – Updated
- Updated Cultural Resources Assessment – In Progress
- Sewer & Water Protection District – In Progress
- Other
- New Associate Members – In the period from December 2015 to present the North Central Missouri Regional Water Commission was able to increase its number of Associate Members from 3 to 12 as part of an initiative to demonstrate the broad support base for the project.
