PROJECT BRIEF
BAXTER LAKES SUBDIVISION
SHORELINE STABILIZATION & WATER QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
 Baxter Lakes subdivision proposes to vegetate their shoreline with native plants as a means of controlling shoreline erosion, decreasing sediment, and improving local water quality.
Issue or Need the Project Will Address
Baxter Lakes subdivision contains two lakes that receive and retain stormwater from throughout the area. The lakes are suffering from sedimentation from the runoff and shoreline erosion. Further, degraded water quality occurs because of nuisance waterfowl and the typical urban non-point source pollutants that accompany the stormwater. In an effort to improve the overall situation the subdivision has begun an effort improve its entire common ground area. For example, residents are:
- Clearing the invasive-exotic bush honeysuckle from the woods adjacent to the lake area.
- Replacing rusted out storm water drain pipes and repairing the erosion they have caused.
- Looking to convert portions of the turf areas into native prairie grasses.
- Mowing the turf areas at a much higher setting so as to decrease the energy and volume of runoff.
- Investigating the possibility of establishing a natural forebay to capture sediment, trash, and other pollutants from the stormwater.
- Planting the shoreline with appropriate native plants to control erosion from wave action and Canada geese.
This project is intended to serve as a model for the multiple community and corporate retention ponds in the area. The immediate benificiaries are the residents of the 370 homes, with secondary benefits to the surrounding area and downstream locations leading to the Misouri River.
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