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Resident raises water-supply concerns over Big Creek Lake closure; county says it lacks authority
Summary
At the March 10 public comment period Matthew Fraser asked the Mobile County Commission to investigate timber cutting and sediments at Big Creek Lake. County staff and counsel said the commission has no statutory authority over the lake or Mobile Area Water Service and suggested state agencies and the MAS board as the proper contacts.
Matthew Fraser, a resident who identified his address during public comment at the Mobile County Commission meeting on March 10, asked commissioners to investigate timber cutting around Big Creek Lake and whether sediment and toxins are entering the county’s drinking-water supply.
Fraser said he had been told the lake was closed and asked whether the county would look into timber-harvest practices he believes are contributing sediment and contamination. County staff and counsel told Fraser that the Mobile County Commission has no statutory authority over Big Creek Lake or operations of the Mobile Area Water Service, the…
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