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Charter Township of Texas - Eagle Lake & Crooked Lake: Lake Level Control

Important Information

This project is designed to control the lake levels of Eagle Lake and Crooked Lake by means of two lakebed intake beds, two pumping stations, 3,724 linear feet of force main, and a filter building with mechanical filters.

Tentative Project Schedule:

  • Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) of pipe at the east end of Crooked Lake: week of September 11, 2023
  • Filter building construction: mid-September
  • Dredging of the lakes for filter beds: October and November
  • Piping work from Eagle Lake to Crooked Lake: spring of 2024
  • Project completion: July 1, 2024

 

There will be times in the spring of 2024 where residents along West PQ Avenue and the easterly end of West Crooked Lake Drive will have the area in front of your homes torn up. You will have limited access to your home for a very brief period of possibly several hours. Please let us know if you have any special access needs and we will do our best to make arrangements with you.

Contact any project representative if you have questions or concerns. Thank you for your patience and we look forward to a successful project in your area!

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Prein&Newhof will have personnel in the field on behalf of the Charter Township of Texas.

Tom Wheat, PE 
Project Manager
(269) 372-1158

Janine DeVries
Onsite Contact
(616) 450-9854

Dennis Todd
Onsite Contact
(269) 615-2906

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Charter Township of Texas
Erik Wilson
(269) 375-1591

Kalamazoo County Drain Commissioner
Jason Wiersma
(269) 384-8117

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Contractor: Balkema Excavating
Kyle Batts
24-Hour Emergency Contact
(269) 998-6508

December 19, 2023

Precast planks have been placed at the filter building. Dredging was completed yesterday at Eagle Lake. The dredging contractor will place sand for the infiltration system. Please continue to be alert for construction vehicles.

 

Upcoming Schedule:

  • Sand placement for the infiltration system at Eagle Lake.
  • The Eagle Lake infiltration system piping will be assembled.
  • Continued construction at the filter building.
December 12, 2023

Masonry is completed. Dredging at Eagle Lake starts today. There will be trucks driving on Aquaview Drive and Heritage Drive to transport dredged material. Please be alert for construction vehicles.

 

Upcoming Schedule:

  • Precast planks for the filter building are scheduled to be placed on Thursday.
December 5, 2023

Masonry has begun at the filter building.

 

Upcoming Schedule:

  • Precast planks for the filter building are scheduled to be delivered on Monday.
  • Equipment has been moved to Eagle Lake. Dredging in Eagle Lake may start next week.
November 28, 2023

Dredging in Crooked Lake is complete. The Crooked Lake ramp is open for boat traffic. The contractor is working on final touch-ups at the ramp.

 

Upcoming Schedule:

  • Filter building masonry is expected to begin this week.
  • Equipment has been moved to Eagle Lake. Dredging in Eagle Lake may start next week.
November 21, 2023

The dredging crew plans to finish sand backfilling in Crooked Lake this week. Thank you for your patience as the Crooked Lake ramp will be unable to accommodate boat traffic during the transportation of sand for backfilling.

 

Upcoming Schedule:

  • Filter building masonry is upcoming.
  • Once the dredging crew is finished in Crooked Lake, they plan to start working in Eagle Lake – possibly late this week or next week.
November 15, 2023

The Crooked Lake infiltration system piping has been installed. Thank you for your patience as the Crooked Lake ramp will be unable to accommodate boat traffic during the transportation of sand for backfilling.

 

Upcoming Schedule:

  • Filter building masonry is upcoming.
  • The dredging crew will backfill the infiltration system with sand.
  • Once the dredging crew is finished in Crooked Lake, they plan to start working in Eagle Lake.
November 6, 2023

Last week, the dredging crew began to place sand for the infiltration system. Thank you for your patience as the Crooked Lake ramp will be unable to accommodate boat traffic during the transportation of sand for backfilling.

 

Upcoming Schedule:

  • Filter building masonry is upcoming.
  • The dredging crew will continue placing sand for the infiltration system.
  • The infiltration system piping is being assembled on shore. Piping installation is anticipated later this week or early next week.
October 31, 2023

The fall colors have been beautiful at the project site! Last week, the filter building foundation was backfilled and prepared for masonry. The infiltration system at Crooked Lake has been dredged and prepared for sand. Thank you for your patience as the Crooked Lake ramp will be unable to accommodate boat traffic during the transportation of sand for backfilling.

 

Upcoming Schedule:

  • Filter building masonry is upcoming.
  • The dredging crew anticipates placing sand for the infiltration system today and Wednesday.
  • The infiltration system piping is being assembled on shore. Piping installation is anticipated later this week.
October 18, 2023

Filter building foundation walls were poured last Friday.

Upcoming Schedule:

  • The filter building masonry is scheduled for next week.
  • The dredging crew has set-up their offloading platform next to the Crooked Lake boat ramp. They are anticipated to start dredging at the lake intake bed site tomorrow.
October 10, 2023

Filter building footings were completed last Friday. Rebar and forms are being installed for the foundation walls.

Upcoming Schedule:

  • The concrete pour is scheduled for Friday, weather dependent.
  • The dredging crew is mobilizing this week.
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