Thursday, April 03, 2008

 

A River Invitation for You -- Panel Presenters

Thomas Slawski, PhD, has worked for the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission (SEWRPC) since 1998. As Principal Planner he provides stream and lake environmental management planning support to local communities in Southeast Wisconsin.

Michelle Schneider is the WDNR Dam Safety/Floodplain Engineer in Waukesha and Walworth Counties. She has worked for the DNR in both Watershed and Groundwater programs since 2001.

David White is Director of Public Works for the Village of Pewaukee. He oversees the operation of the Pewaukee Lake Dam as well as the other environmental programs in the Village.

Jayne Jenks works for Waukesha County in the Park and Land Use Department, Land Resources Division. She has worked there for 17 years on agriculture and urban runoff issues as well as storm water education.

Ray Schwabe has been a river monitor since 2005. This summer will be his third season as Coordinator of the Pewaukee River Monitoring Program.

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Friday, February 08, 2008

 

Public Meeting Rescheduled


The date of the Downriver Impact Initiative public meeting has been rescheduled from March 27th to April 3, 2008. Members at their last meeting (January 24th) decided since the original date fell within the week after Easter, public attendance would be adversely affected. Therefore, they voted to reschedule the meeting a week later. The meeting will be held at the Pewaukee Public Library.

Plans for the meeting have been further developed. The meeting will focus on water levels in the River downstream from the Pewaukee Lake outfall. The first part of the meeting will be a brief panel presentation from a group of speakers representing the Wisconsin DNR, Southeastern Wisconsin Plan Commission (SEWRPC), Waukesha Parks & Land Use and the Village of Pewaukee Public Works Department. That would be followed by an open discussion between the panel and the audience. The purpose of the meeting is twofold: act as a way to provide information about how the dam is operated/regulated and create a way for PRP to find ways to work with members of the local community for the protection and promotion of the Pewaukee River.

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Saturday, December 22, 2007

 

Downriver Impact Iniative,

Members of the Pewaukee River Partnership decided that an important part of the Iniative would be to involve those who either lived or worked on the River. Consequently, they decided to develop a community informational meeting on March 26, 2008 at the Pewaukee Public Library.
The meeting will feature a brief panel discussion by representatives from the DNR, SEWERPAC, the Village Public Works Department and Waukesha County followed by an question period open to the audience.
The results of the river level testing as well as analysis of available research documents will also be shared with the audience.
It is hoped that this meeting will lead to new avenues for implementing the mission of PRP to "preserve, protect, promote and enhance the Pewaukee River and its watershed..."

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Analysing Collected Data


Another facet of the Downriver Impact Iniative will be the analysis of data already collected by the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Plan Commission (SEWRPAC).
Considerable information was collected within the last ten years as the Village investigated the impact that the dam shadow would have on the downtown area in the event of severe flooding or failure of the dam. These documents are readily available for research.

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Downriver Impact Iniative

A new program called the Downriver Impact Iniative was drawn up at the November 29th meeting of the Pewaukee River Partnership in response to the request of Atty Dan Fay.
Members felt that this program should have two areas of focus:
1. determine the fluctuation frequency through testing
2. work with the DNR, Sewerpac and Pewaukee Village Public Works Department to understand the issues involved
3. develop a way to promote a better understanding of the issues by those who either live or work on the River.

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River Request


On October 23, 2007 PRP received a request from Atty Dan Fay of Pewaukee to consider investigation of the regulation of water depth in the Pewaukee River. His office is located along the River and he is concerned about frequent level fluctuations which affect both aquatic plants and animals.

Atty Fay's letter was discussed by the PRP Board of Directors at its November 8th meeting. A decision was made to forward the request to the membership at the November 29th meeting with the recommendation that a program be started to address the issue.

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