Master Plan
Heartlands Conservancy has created a Master Plan to guide maintenance and improvements around Dunlap Lake over the next 20 years. The Master Plan will be used to help set priorities and as background and support when the association applies for outside funding.
Click here to view the master plan.
- Executive Summary, page 4
- Introduction & History, page 10
- Priorities & Recommendations, page 36
- Funding strategy, page 80
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Additional dirt to be removed
The final work on the Cove A depth restoration project will include more shoreline than originally planned. As shown in the photo below, there will be dirt coming out along the shoreline on West Lake Commons Area 1 and East Lake Commons Area 8 (E8). The contractor...
Meet the Cove A Project Manager
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY71CYIzuA0&ab_channel=DunlapLakeEdwardsville The first week of work included staging on West Lake Common Area 1 (W1), and East Lake Common Area 8 (E8). Crane mats were laid and rip rap for E8 was delivered. With the nice weather,...
First dirt removed
Stutz Excavation has begun removing dirt from West Lake Commons Area 1. Today the workers started clearing a path between some of the docks out into the lake. The Dunlap Lake 2023 silt basin improvements started April 4.
Cove A Project Starting March 24th
The DLPOA Board is pleased to announce that as of 3/21/23 all permits are in hand, the IEPA and the Association executed the grant reimbursement document, the Board President Andrew Reznack signed the contract with Stutz Excavating to proceed as soon as possible....
Illinois EPA awards nearly $862,000
Illinois EPA awards nearly $862,000 to HeartLands Conservancy for water quality protection within the Indian Creek – Cahokia Creek Watershed in Madison County HeartLands Conservancy applied for the Section 319(h) grant in partnership with Madison County. The total...
New Spillway is Operational
The Dunlap Lake spillway project has been a result of many years of collaboration with IDNR to bring the dam up to modern standards. It triples overflow capacity, so the lake will rise less during rain events and will return to normal levels much faster after rain...
Illinois EPA Grant 319
Good News! The IL EPA has award a matching grant for up to $400K for a retention basin at the south end of Dunlap Lake at Gerber Road and East Lake Drive. Section 319 of the U.S. Clean Water Act makes these funds available for pollution control in American waterway....
Capital Improvement – Spillway Construction 4/19/2021
Water cannot be allowed over the spillway while the spillway chute is being constructed. This will be completed in mid May if there are no setbacks. Our only control of water level is opening/closing the silo drain and recent storms have filled the lake...
Capital Improvement – Spillway Construction – 4/6/2022
Construction on the new dam spillway is moving along nicely. Please be aware that from now until Mid-May the gate on the silo will be opened and closed periodically to keep water from spilling over to into the construction area during heavy rains. The lake will remain...
Lake lowering to begin Wednesday, Oct 13.
Lake begins lowering on Wednesday the 13th. It will drop 6 to 8 inches per day.