(Algona)--Planning continues for a restoration project at Smith Lake north of Algona. Kossuth County Naturalist Billie Willie says Smith Lake is currently on the state’s list of impaired waters due to high levels of algae.
Willie says Kossuth County Conservation has teamed up with the Iowa DNR for the restoration project.
The estimated cost of the project is about $5.9 million. Willie says they are hoping grants will pay for most of the project.
Willie was asked when they hope to have the project completed.
The DNR’s Lake Restoration Program was created in 2006 for publicly-owned lakes. Over the past 20 years, it has spent $172 million to improve the water clarity in 72 lakes in 55 counties.
