How many wetlands will be impacted by the lake?
An April, 2000 report entitled “Report on Allens Creek Reservoir Supporting an Application to Amend Water Right Permit 2925” identified several potential wetlands within the proposed reservoir site. The report, prepared by the engineering firms of Freese and Nichols & Brown and Root, lists approximately 1,428 acres of wetlands that may be inundated by the reservoir. A detailed wetlands assessment and study will be required in order to obtain the appropriate permits from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to construct the reservoir.
