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CLEAN WATER

Table Rock Lake Shoreline Cleanup

Our lake community 2021 TABLE ROCK LAKE important, and so are
continually looks for op- SHORELINE CLEANUP the emotional invest-
portunities to beautify ments made by gener-
our waters and to keep Mark your calendar for ations of families who
them clean. The annual two weekends: create memories here.
shoreline cleanup is a September 18th & 19th
prime example. September 25th & 26th The cumulative impacts
To participate in the of dumping is important
In 2020, under the 22nd Annual for young people to see.
guidance of Ozarks Shoreline Cleanup visit Events like the annual
Water Watch, over 600 ozarkswaterwatch.org shoreline cleanup give
volunteers put their people an opportunity
hands and feet into organization has made to experience instant
motion cleaning the a positive impact on gratification, knowing
equivalent of 566 pick- water quality on Table they made a difference.
up truck loads of debris Rock, Bull Shoals, and
from area lakes. Taneycomo lakes. Ozarks Water Watch
also helps citizens
As with every cleanup, From implementing a better understand our
some unusual items program to replace/ karst geology and how
are removed from our repair failing septic sys- shallow soils and the
precious waterways. tems to water quality rock below can move
Reports included monitoring, they have contaminants quickly
bathtubs, a refrigerator, grown to add other into our groundwater.
tires and trash. One tasks. They focus on
volunteer even saved educating the public on With science-based in-
a drowning bat. how each person can formation, landowners
contribute to protecting can make responsible
our waters. decisions about how to
manage their private
Understanding how wells and septic sys-
poor waste man- tems.
agement can im-
pact your own fam- By educating policy
ily’s and neighbors’ makers at all levels of
health is something government about the
Ozarks Water Watch impact certain activities
weaves into all can have, Ozarks Water
Ozarks Water Watch has efforts. Watch works to keep our
been in the Upper White lakes swimmable and
River Basin area for Monetary investments fishable.
nearly 2 decades. The into water quality are

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