Floating logs, damaged docks, dislodged weeds, or trash — any free-floating items in the water present hazards to boaters, anglers, and wildlife. The prevailing winds on the lake tend to drive this debris into the corners of the lake, i.e., Mokins Bay and the far reaches of the North Arm. In the spring, the Watershed Improvement District sponsors a Debris Removal from Mokins Bay. At other times of the year, we depend on one another to be good citizens, to remove hazards from the water, and dispose of them properly for everyone’s safety and health.
Steve Meyer, Hayden Lake Watershed Improvement District Board Chairman, asked for your ideas to improve the Lake Debris Removal Program. Thanks for your input. Here’s the update from Steve and the HLWID Board.
Steve Meyer, Hayden Lake Watershed Improvement District Board Chairman, raises the difficult issue of abuse of the Lake Debris Removal Program and asks for your ideas to improve the program.
The Lake Debris Removal Program is a cooperative, community project. The water surface is publicly owned by the State of Idaho, so you’re on public property when you are on the water. In contrast, the shoreline is mostly private, and we want to be thoughtful about the homeowners and shoreline in Mokins Bay, where we have permission to stage lake debris before its removal in June.
The Hayden Lake Watershed Improvement District is sponsoring the Spring ’22 Lake Debris Removal Program to rid the lake waters of hazards to navigation.
Are you finding the wind-swept waters of Hayden Lake afloat with fallen trees and untethered dock parts? The Hayden Lake Watershed Improvement District is sponsoring the Spring ’21 Lake Debris Removal Program to rid the lake waters of hazards to navigation.
Lake debris collection is now closed. The Hayden Lake Watershed Improvement District will ensure that all permitted debris that has been staged in Mokins Bay is removed by the end of June. If you have any questions or concerns regarding current or future debris removal, please contact Todd Walker, the HL Lake Manager, at (208)771-0525.