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1 Lake Delhi Presentation for Governor Culver
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Lake DelhiPresentation for Governor Culver
September , 2010
Plan Forward
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Lake DelhiGovernor's Task Force
October 27, 2010
Plan Forward
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Lake Delhi Spotlight – Hartwick HuskysIn 1965, Bob Knake and Paul Atherton formed Hartwick Huskys Water-ski
Team, named because of the old town of "Hartwick" which is submerged under the water of Lake Delhi and in honor of the Husky Ruchotzke family, members of the team killed in a car accident while returning from a ski tournament.
The non-profit club is made up of young people 6 - 60 years old from Delaware, Dubuque, Jones, Linn and Blackhawk counties.
The Multi-generational group now has 3rd generation team members who have formed life-long friendships over the years.
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Lake Delhi Spotlight – Hartwick HuskysThe ski team provides a safe environment which promotes wholesome
morals and values to members of all ages.
The group teaches teamwork, communication skills, water safety, water rescue, first aid, individual skills on the water such as water skiing and the basic tenants of physical fitness. Participation provides a stepping stone for individuals to excel to professional skiing in both the National and International Circuits
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Lake Delhi Spotlight – Hartwick HuskysThe Hartwick Huskys are involved in the Lake Delhi Community
Provide a free annual water ski clinic for the community
Team events help raise money to support local community organizations such as the Lions Club, the Delhi Volunteer Fire Department, and sponsoring a family at Christmas.
Provide organizational manpower to aid in emergencies – such as the clean up effort after the 2010 flood event
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Lake Delhi Spotlight – Hartwick HuskysPromotes Iowa Tourism
5 local Water Ski shows each year bring thousands of spectators to lake Delhi generating tourism revenue for Delaware County and Iowa.
As a Regional and National competitor in Show Ski Competitions, the Hartwick Huskys provide nationwide exposure for Iowa.
The Hartwick Huskys placed 2nd in 2008 Division II National Show Ski Championship, and in 2009, the Lake Delhi Water-ski Team, the Harwick Huskys, brought home the National Water-ski Championship to Iowa.
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Lake Delhi Spotlight – Hartwick HuskysThe Hartwick Huskys have provided a safe summer-time activity for youth
and adults in more than 5 counties for over 45 years.
Without Lake Delhi the future of the Hartwick Huskys is in question.
One has to wonder about the Water Quality Team, Fish and Game Club, Snowmobile Club, and clubs in nearby communities such as the Rotary and Lions Clubs, which have many Lake Delhi residents as members.
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Lake Delhi Plan Forward
The Lake Delhi Dam must be restored quickly to address flood control, ecological, economic, property value, and recreational issues.
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Lake Delhi Plan Forward
The Trustees and the LDRA have submitted the appeal to FEMA.
We will follow through as we always have with FEMA, following their every guideline and meeting their every request.
At the same time, we continue to seek alternative ways to move forward.
Funding is needed to move forward on work that needs to be done before winter.
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Lake Delhi Progress
Lake Delhi property owners have made good progress in cleaning up the exposed lake bed.
Volunteers have been hauling away debris and pulling hazards out of the water.
Work will continue through the winter when access to difficult areas is made possible when the unstable ground freezes.
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Lake Delhi Plan ForwardFunding needed to restore the Lake and dam is approximately $6MM
depending on DNR requirements and final dam design approved by the DNR and Army Corps of Engineers
Local Government Funding - Requested of Delaware County
State Funding – Emergency Appropriation Requested
Capital Campaign – Fundraising from Lake Delhi property owners, local businesses and Lake Delhi Supporters
Funding needed to restore electrical generation at the dam is estimated at $3.8MM.
Complete Phase 1 – October 2010
Build coffer dam to further reduce siltation downstream –
December 2010
Complete Phase 2 including completion of new spillway – Summer 2011
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Lake Delhi Plan ForwardAn engineering study is being initiated for the coffer dam, soil
borings are to be scheduled, and the spillway concept has been submitted to the DNR.
The dam requirements have been provided by the DNR and work to complete the dam design and drawings has begun.
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Lake Delhi Plan ForwardWith the concept design, flood water would begin going over the spillway
at six inches over the normal lake level if high water exceeds what can be discharged through the flood and wicket gates. This is eight and one half feet lower than the previous dam
The new spillway will include baffles to take the energy out of the water going over the spillway
The new spillway will be designed to handle the probable maximum flow as indicated by the Iowa DNR.
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Lake Delhi Plan ForwardLake Delhi is considering alternatives to transfer the title of the Lake
Delhi dam and properties to a public entity.
Two choices are possible, transferring ownership to Delaware County through the tax district trustees or by incorporating into the City of Lake Delhi.
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DNR / NRCS Sediment Control Plan
Structures just below the Hartwick Bridge and at the breach site will produce "riffles" which will reduce sediment moving downstream.
The LDRA has entered a 28E agreement to provide the site management for the project, which is funded by the DNR through a special allocation by Governor Culver.
The sedimentation problem downstream will be fully solved when the Lake Delhi dam and Lake Delhi are restored.
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Without the dam, the negative economic impact is an estimated annual $17 Million per year in lost direct consumer purchases in the region, which, with the economic multiplier, will be $120 million each year in decreased consumer purchases overall. There will also be a significant negative impact on the sales tax and local option sales tax no longer generated by the economic impact of the Lake Delhi disaster.
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Annual Economic Impact by Residents of the Lake Delhi Region
Before Dam Breach Without Lake Restoration
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State mandated changes to land values will decrease land assessed values by 80%. Those decreases will also have a very large negative impact on building assessed values.
The disaster impact on Delaware County tax revenues will be a decrease of $1.2 million the first year.
If the Lake is not restored quickly, the resulting distressed market will force property values down substantially in following years.
Delaware County and The Maquoketa Valley School District will be forced to decrease budgets or pass the loss of taxes back to tax payers by increasing tax levies to compensate for the loss in tax revenues.
Lake Delhi Property Tax Revenue
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Lake Delhi RecoveryRebuilding Lake Delhi will create a secondary infusion of private
investment in the area on remodeling, rebuilding, lake front stabilization improvements, docks, lifts, boats, equipment, home upgrades, and related projects of a projected $28.7 Million in direct purchases over the 18-24 months following the reconstruction of the dam and restoration of the lake.
Applying the multiplier to factor in the total economy-wide effect of the one-time stimulus spending, the economic impact of this spending would be $201 million.
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Lake DelhiThe 450 acre public lake is a recreation destination in Northeast Iowa.
The Lake Delhi dam provides flood mitigation downstream for most high water events occurring in the watershed, and facilitates emergency notification for those downstream of the dam in cooperation with Jones County Emergency Management
The lake removes sediment from the Maquoketa River making the river downstream a blue ribbon fishing area.
The Lake Delhi community includes 843 homes, with 830 of these properties paying the tax district assessment of $4 per thousand in addition to their regular taxes to support the lake.
The January 2010 assessed value of the Lake Delhi properties has grown to $126 million from $17 million in 1990.
The value of Lake Delhi in recreational value, economic impact, and quality of life could easily be the most important feature in Delaware county, and certainly one of the most important for the Eastern Iowa area.
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Summary
A quick and coordinated effort to restore the dam and Lake Delhi will mitigate the economic damage and will promote the quick return to the vibrant economic impact and growth the Lake Delhi area has historically produced for the region.
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Lake Delhi – A Way of Life …
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Thanks for your time!
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Lake DelhiPresentation for Governor Culver
September , 2010
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