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| FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION TO RAISE WATER LEVEL OF LEASER LAKE |
| April 7, 2008 |
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| Harrisburg, PA — The
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission will begin raising the water level of Leaser
Lake in Lehigh County
starting April 14.
The water level will be raised by 10 to 20 feet above its current level of 21 feet below
original design pool to perform geotechnical monitoring. The information attained through the monitoring
process will be used in the design to rehabilitate the lake. This evaluation will use the existing monitoring
wells to measure water levels in the embankment and foundation as the lake level rises.
Raising the
water level is expected to take several months. The maximum water level over this period will be dependent
upon the results of the monitoring. Upon completion, the lake will be lowered to its current level.
The
construction to rehabilitate the lake, specifically the embankment and spillway, is tentatively set
to begin December 2009 and should take one year to complete. |
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