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MEMORANDUM <br /> City of Paris Utilities Department <br /> <br /> Date: January 6, 2003 <br /> <br /> To: Michael E. Malone <br /> City Manager <br /> <br /> From: Herbert H. Campbell <br /> Director of Utilities <br /> <br /> Re: Lake Crook Hydrographic survey <br /> <br /> Lake Crook was built in 1922-23 and was the primary water supply from that time <br />until Pat Mayse Lake was built in 1964-65. Since there was only one pipeline built to Pat <br />Mayse Lake when it was put in service, summer peak demands could not be met with <br />water just from Pat Mayse Lake. Lake Crook was used in the summer to supplement <br />flow from Pat Mayse Lake to meet these summer peaks. <br /> <br /> In 1994, a second line was built to Pat Mayse Lake and the water treatment plant <br />upgraded. After that, peak summer flows could be met using only Pat Mayse Lake water. <br />Lake Crook was then primarily used as an emergency back up water supply. It has <br />become even more important now. <br /> <br /> While preparing the City of Paris official Drought Management Plan it was <br />apparent that we did not have any recent or good data as to the current minimum safe <br />yield capacity of Lake Crook, the last sedimentation study having been done in 1956. <br />These curves, with adjusted estimates, were used while developing the Drought <br />Management Plan. <br /> <br /> Senate Bill 2 was passed and after its implementation, some surplus money was <br />available for doing this type study, but its use had to be approved by the Regional <br />Planning Committee. I asked Reeves Hayter with Hayter Engineering to bring this up at <br /> <br /> <br />