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Chapman Lakes Links Page

These links are provided as a public service. CLCA assumes no responsibility for any errors, or for the validity of any link below, or for the content accuracy of any other site for which a link is provided.

WARNING: You may need a Clean Water Act watershed permit.

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WEATHER OUTLOOK CURRENT RADAR LOOP (Be patient, takes a minute to load):     http://www.crh.noaa.gov/radar/loop/DS.p20-r/si.kiwx.shtml From this location you can click Northern Indiana Home page and request the forecast for the next four days!

HELPFUL PERMIT LINKS:
VARIOUS-- http://www.in.gov/dnr/water/permits/application_manual/index.html
DREDGING--http://www.in.gov/dnr/water/permits/index.html
SEAWALLS, DITCHES, GRAVEL ETC.-- http://www.in.gov/ai/demoz/dnr_water_permit/
CORPS OF ENGINEERS, LOUISVILLE DISTRICT-- http://www.lrl.usace.army.mil/home.htm
INDIANA DEPT. ENVIRONMENTAL MGMT.-- http://www.in.gov/idem/permits/

NOTICE, NOT EVERY LINK IS LISTED: Depending upon your proposed project, you may need permits from the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (IDNR), Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) and/or the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Other than county drainage board, soil and water conservation district (SWCD), or surveyor, local government offices may not be familiar with requirements and usually have no jurisdiction over  lake and watershed permit matters. Excavation contractors are seldom helpful with permits.

REPORT VIOLATIONS-- DNR TIP LINK--http://www.in.gov/dnr/lawenfor/tip.htm
Report violations using this "tip" link. Hunting, fishing, boating, pollution, removing vegetation, etc.

Looking for who to call? Click HERE

Dredging made simple: CLICK HERE

--LARE PROGRAM--Indiana Lakes and River Enhancement program. Permit brochures, aquatic plant management info, more.
http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/lare/

--INDIANA DEPARTMENT ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT-- Office of water quality:http://www.in.gov/idem/water/index.html. Watershed management: http://www.in.gov/idem/water/planbr/wsm/index.html.
Biological studies:
http://www.in.gov/idem/water/assessbr/biostud/index.html,

--KOSCIUSKO COUNTY GOVERNMENT WEB SITE. Get GIS maps of your property. Find out about your property assessed value, and much more. LINK: http://www.kcgov.com

--PURDUE UNIVERSITY WATER QUALITY page. With the companion site below, drinking water, wellhead protection, land uses, etc. LINK: http://www.ces.purdue.edu/waterquality

--PURDUE UNIVERSITY SAFE WATER site. With the site above, find  publications, "HomeASyst" program for self evaluation.
LINK:
http://ecn.purdue.edu/safewater

--NORTH AMERICAN LAKES MANAGEMENT SOCIETY (NALMS). LINK: http://www.nalms.org

--INDIANA LAKES INFORMATION--Environmental and management issues.  LINK: http://www.state.in.us/indianalakes

--INDIANA CLEAN LAKES PROGRAM --IU's Bill Jones and IDEM's Carol Newhouse.  LINK: http://www.spea.indiana.edu/clp/

--J. F. NEW & ASSOCIATES. Contractor web site for many Chapman Lakes projects. Describes firm and has contact information.
LINK:
http://www.jfnew.com

--U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE. Web site for information, news, etc. LINK: http://www.fws.gov

--NATIONAL OCEANIC & ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION. Web site for information. LINK: http://www.noaa.gov

--U.S. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY. Office of wetlands, oceans, watersheds. LINK: http://www.epa.gov/owow

--Other Lake Association Sites--

Tippecanoe Environmental Lake & Watershed Foundation
Wawasee Property Owner Association
Wawasee Conservancy Foundation


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