Chapman Lakes Conservation Association, Inc.--Official Web Site
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.
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!
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.
--LARE PROGRAM--Indiana Lakes and River Enhancement program. Permit brochures, aquatic plant management info, more. http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/lare/
--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