Public Works Director responds to lake water loss concerns.

Below is Township of Hamilton Public Works Director Bill Montag response as to why the lake level was rapidly decreasing a few week ago.

"I have been looking into the reasoning why the lake was dropping so much. I forwarded our concerns to the county and they acted upon it. They were able to close the powerhouse gates more than they were. These gates were open during the flood and possibly not closed correctly. The county rectified the problem and we have held the same water level since Friday (8/31/07). This might not have been the sole reason but some of the cause."

He also indicated in a second email that the county owns the power house and controlls the gates within it.