Carter Lake Preservation Society

Project Description	Estimated Cost	Funding Source
Lake Recharge Study:  The cities of Omaha and Carter Lake are jointly funding an engineering study to make recommendations for a long term solution for lake level stabilization.	$26,000	City of Omaha:  $13,000 City of Carter Lake:  $13,000
Watershed Protection Program Development Grant Gather data to support watershed planning process such as GIS assessment, stakeholder survey, and study of past analysis.	$14,000	Division of Soil Conservation -- Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship: $10,000 West Pottawattamie County Soil and Water Conservation District:  $4,000
Carter Lake Club Shoreline Walking Trail Approximately 1,600 linear feet of sidewalk will be removed and replaced with new six foot wide sidewalk to make this area an attractive walkway and trail system.	$25,000	Iowa West Foundation: $12,500 City of Carter Lake: $12,500
Improving the Carter Lake Club Park shoreline and park area.  Approximately 1000' of rip rap or shore armoring will be completed.  In addition, the park will get additional grading, irrigating, seeding, tree planting and lighting.	$33,000	Iowa DNR: $27,000 City of Carter Lake: $6,000 of in kind match of labor and equipment.
Reclaim Lake Front near Mabrey Park Dig out or dredge the dry cove on the south edge of Mabrey Park where lake front homes have lost access to the lake.  A rain garden will replace a city storm water outlet in the southwest area of the cove.	$98,400	Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors: $98,400.
Wavecrest Park Shoreline Improvement Armor 240 feet of shoreline, add rip rap around the existing jetty, provide a sandy beach area and seed and plant trees and shrubs in areas of the park that were disturbed by construction.	$34,500	Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors: $34,500.
8th and Avenue R Fishing Area Armoring approximately 108' of shoreline, grading, seeding and paving a small parking area at the south end.	$15,100	Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors:  $15,100.
Mabrey Park fishing jetty Construct a new 100' x 40' fishing jetty north of the boat ramp.	$15,000	Pottawattamie County Board: $15,000.
Four Rain Gardens in Club Park Four storm sewer outlets drain into the lake in the “Club Park”.  These storm drains will be replaced with four rain gardens to ensure the storm water from the city of Carter Lake is filtered before entering the lake. Park and lakeside homeowners will maintain these gardens for years to come.	$8,000	Carter Lake Preservation Society: $4,000 for the plants, signage, and materials.  City of Carter Lake: $4,000 of in kind match of labor and equipment.
Master Development Plan for the Lake Long term watershed and economic development plans need to be formalized for Carter Lake.	Est. $50,000	Iowa DNR:  $23,000 Looking for funding from Nebraska.
Bathymetric Survey Survey of the lake to determine lake depths and volumes which would be needed to evaluate dredging quantities and targeted areas.	$10,000	Nebraska DEQ:  $10,000
Total Mean Daily Load Study The TMDL will determine how much of a nutrient load the lake can handle.	Unknown	Environmental Protection Area: Region 7
Mini Grant for 2007 Lake Clean Up Funding requested for postage, signage and mesh bags.	$1,000	Iowa DNR, REAP and Project Aware:  $1,000
Golf Course Storm Water Retention Pond Refurbishment Enlarge storm water holding area on east side of Shoreline Golf Course to accommodate additional storm water and build bioswale for storm water run off across the golf course.	Unknown	City of Carter Lake, Shoreline Golf Course and additional grant funding.

Organization	Total Amount Committed
Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors	$163,000
Iowa Department of Natural Resources	$51,000
City of Carter Lake	$35,500
Iowa Department of Agriculture and West Pott. County Soil and Water Conservation	$14,000
City of Omaha	$13,000
Iowa West Foundation	$12,500
Nebraska DEQ	$10,000
Carter Lake Preservation Society	$4,000
Looking for a Nebraska Stakeholder	$27,000