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DAM OPERATIONS AT SECOND DEPOT LAKE AND BELLROCK IN THE NAPANEE REGION WATERSHED MAY AFFECT ICE CONDITIONS

Posted on Wednesday, January 23, 2019 12:00 AM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 23, 2019
DAM OPERATIONS AT SECOND DEPOT LAKE AND BELLROCK IN THE NAPANEE REGION WATERSHED MAY AFFECT ICE CONDITIONS
Dam operations will continue at Second Depot Lake in an effort to ensure adequate flood storage for the spring. In addition to Second Depot Lake Dam, Quinte Conservation is operating Bellrock Dam in order to draw down reservoir levels.
Lake levels are currently supporting ice coverage. As levels start to lower in the reservoir, the stability of the ice coverage...

DAM OPERATIONS HAPPENING AT SECOND AND THIRD DEPOT LAKES IN THE NAPANEE REGION WATERSHED

Posted on Monday, January 07, 2019 12:00 AM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 7, 2019
DAM OPERATIONS HAPPENING AT SECOND AND THIRD DEPOT LAKES IN THE NAPANEE REGION WATERSHED
Recent rain and snowmelt throughout the northern regions of the Napanee River Watershed have caused higher than seasonally normal water levels on the Depot Lakes.
In an effort to ensure adequate flood storage for the spring, Quinte Conservation is operating dams on Second and Third Depot Lakes in order to draw down reservoir levels.
Lake levels are currently supporting ice coverage....

QUINTE CONSERVATION PARKING PASSES AVAILABLE FOR LOAN THROUGH LOCAL LIBRARIES

Posted on Thursday, December 20, 2018 12:00 AM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 20, 2018
QUINTE CONSERVATION PARKING PASSES AVAILABLE FOR LOAN THROUGH LOCAL LIBRARIES Quinte Conservation Area Parking Passes are now available for loan through public libraries located in the Quinte Conservation Watershed and within Hastings and Prince Edward Counties. With support from Healthy Kids Community Challenge Hastings Prince Edward (HKCC HPE) and municipal public libraries throughout the region, Quinte Conservation has been able to implement a library loan...

9-1-1 ADDRESS SIGNS INSTALLED AT ALL SIX BELLEVILLE DAMS

Posted on Thursday, November 22, 2018 12:00 AM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 22, 2018
9-1-1 ADDRESS SIGNS INSTALLED AT ALL SIX BELLEVILLE DAMS
Quinte Conservation has recently installed twelve 9-1-1 address signs at all six of Belleville’s water control structures. This project was made possible through collaboration between The City of Belleville Fire & Emergency Services and Quinte Conservation. The purpose of the signs is to increase public safety and awareness around the water control structures in Belleville.
Water Resources Manager Christine...

LOW WATER CONDITION IMPROVING THROUGHOUT QUINTE CONSERVATION WATERSHED

Posted on Thursday, November 15, 2018 12:00 AM

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 15, 2018
LOW WATER CONDITION IMPROVING THROUGHOUT QUINTE CONSERVATION WATERSHED
Low water conditions throughout the Moira, Prince Edward, and lower portions of the Napanee and Salmon River Watersheds have returned to normal, as recent rain has helped to improve streamflow and groundwater levels.
Watershed Monitoring Coordinator Lynette Lambert says, “Fall rains and reduced evapotranspiration (the process where water is transported from plants and the ground to the air)...