Griggs Reservoir Now A Lake
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Griggs Reservoir is keeping its name, but technically, it is no longer a reservoir or river.COLUMBUS, Ohio —The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency has redefined where you boat and fish.
Griggs Reservoir is keeping its name, but technically, it is no longer a reservoir or river.
Even though it is part of the Scioto River, it’s now being called a lake.
The Ohio EPA recently determined that the body of water is not only a lake, but an inland lake.
O’Shaughnessy is in the same situation.
Griggs is the new benchmark for the definition in Ohio of the difference between a lake and river.
The six-mile stretch of the Scioto River known as Griggs became a lake because it fits the definition of having a depository for nutrients, suspended solids and chemicals from the surrounding landscape.
As a lake, the state will be able to use federal money to test it – as part of a $170,000 grant.
So what does the new classification mean for visitors?
At first, officials said it shouldn’t make much of a difference.
The Department of Natural Resources said there are really no differences in recreational boating for a lake and river of its size.
Eventually, the lake should be more analyzed and perhaps cleaner.
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A new treatment facility, located in southern Delaware County, is to be built along with other structural and piping upgrades to correct the Scioto waters.
Since the Scioto is utilized as the drinking water supply by the NW side of County and beyond, now would be a good time to re-adjust the ‘USR price base’ for household water and sewer rates to a more equitable division for both Columbus and non-Columbus households.
I’d be willing to bet that this is just another tactic by OSU and GCRA to have power boating banned from Griggs. The EPA acceptable pollution levels for a river/reservoir are much higher than those of a lake. It is only a matter of time before the EPA claims that the powerboats are the cause of the pollution in Griggs.
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