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Public meeting set Aug. 13 on Rice Lake surface drain permit after landowner concerns

Ward County Water Resource Board · August 10, 2026

Summary

Ward County scheduled a public meeting for Aug. 13 at South Prairie School Commons on a Rice Lake Surface Drain permit after property owners contacted board members about lake levels and water quality. HDR was asked to provide a 2015 hydrology study and the board requested DEQ impaired-water information be clarified.

Secretary/Treasurer Sarah Walker announced a public meeting on the Rice Lake Surface Drain permit for Aug. 13 at 6:00 p.m. in the South Prairie School Commons. Board members Jason Zimmerman and Roger Kluck said they had received calls from property owners concerned about lake levels and the quality of water.

Roger Kluck inquired about the DEQ impaired-water report; the board asked HDR engineer Dennis Reep to provide information from an HDR hydrology study conducted in 2015. No board action was taken at the Aug. 10 meeting; the matter will be addressed at the Aug. 13 public meeting.

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