Quick House Update and Dock

Just wanted to update everyone on the lake house.  We have been working at it hard and the only main task left is install the tile floor in the kitchen.  The rest is… as they say… history.

Another note is that we might have been able to purchase a Dock!  We wont know for sure yet until this weekend but the odds look really good which is obviously very exciting!!

Just wanted to also pass along that the next few months should be pretty big for us here at Show-Me-Lakes.  We have some very big additions to the site planned and hopefully everyone will enjoy the new features as aspects of the site.

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Bull Shoals Lake Water Levels

The high water on Bull Shoals Lake has caused several accidents as of late including the accidental drowning of  Missouri Man who mistakenly drove his car into the lake.   According to kspr news the man “made a wrong turn, turned right instead of turning left and with the rise in the lake levels was  unaware that he was heading right into the lake”.

This is obviously a terrible tragedy and a good reminder to always be careful when you are around the lake, especially in times like these with the water level elevated as much as it is.

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New Information website

We just wanted to highlight an new informational site for everyone.  This site covers background information about Stockton Lake.  The site lists information and history about Stockton Lake.  If you are looking for background history or basically any information about Stockton lake then be sure to check out this site.

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Beach closure at Lake of The Ozarks

Just wanted to follow up on the E-coli story at the Lake of The Ozarks. A small public beach at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks was closed down October 19th  because of high levels of E. coli.

This continues from the high levels of E-coli that were found in the lake during the summer tourist season but were not reported on until a month or so ago.  The Department of Natural Resources says it closed the beach after tests Friday showed high levels of bacteria in the lake’s main channel. The agency blames run-off from last week’s rains for the contamination.

This beach is the same one that was not closed in May despite two tests showing high E. coli. An internal investigation found several other examples of beaches that were not properly closed.

DNR tested water near the beach for a lake-wide water quality survey. That study was ordered earlier this fall after revelations that the department withheld results for about a month from a different water study.

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Updating baner adds

We have been doing some housekeeping on the site the last few weeks, and in particular updating the banners that you see displayed on the left hand side of many of the pages.  This has been kind of a tedious process but thanks for bearing with us while we continue to Improve Show-Me-Lakes.  Every change we make is aimed at bringing visitors to our website a better, faster and more reliable experience while they are navigating our website.

We are also happy to announce that with the coming addition of a lake resort on Wappapello, each lake on our site will have at a minimum detailed resort listings for you to choose from in addition to the simple text links at the bottom of everypage.

If you have any particular improvements in mind fee free to drop us a comment below, we take all request seriously and do our best to accommodate our visitors.

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Missouri Lake News

Update: Lake of the Ozarks Environmental hazard

This is an update on the previous story about the untreated sewage leak into the Lake of the Ozarks:

The city of Lake Ozark has been sentenced in the case involving a sewage spill over that occurred in the fall of 2007.  According to United States District Court documents just recently filed, the small town faces a $50,000 fine and 5 years probation. The fine will be spread out in annual payments over the course of the next 5 years.

The township made its first $10,000 payment on the day of the sentencing hearing, April 22, in the state capital, Jefferson City.  Mayor Johnnie Franzeskos appeared before the judge on behalf of the city.  His appearance was mainly symbolic as he did not attempt to argue the charges and fines seeing as how the Lake Ozark Board of Aldermen unanimously accepted the terms of the U.S. District Attorneys Office plea agreement during a closed session meeting on Aug. 6, 2008.

The bilge water spill was reported in September 2007 after a lift station failed and subsequently untreated waste water flowed into Lake of the Ozarks. The spill over was investigated by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The Department of Natural Resources notified the city of the leak in the pipes and the city responded to the concerns by stopping the flow.  The city did nothing however to clean up the swill that had already flown out of the broken pipe and simply noted it in its documentation of the incident.  This is the main reason the city has been charged with a crime, they made no attempt to clean up the area affected by the polluted water.

In correlation to the offense Ozark city was charged with a felony count of illegality of discharge radiological chemicals according to court documents.

Besides the fine and the probation, the city is also spending $300,000 on a sewer study in addition to upgrades and improvements to the sewer system, as a result of the spill.

All in all this is a pretty harsh penalty to hand out, but it is definitely necessary and will hopefully go a long way in influencing the city to do the right thing if a situation like this ever arises again.

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New Bull Shoals Lake Website

Just browsing the Internet today and came across a nice website that list’s information about Bull Shoals Lake.  You can check the site by clicking on this link {bull shoals lake}.  The site lists nice background information from the lake as well as some really neat history of the construction of Bull Shoals/Bull Shoals Dam.

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