Preconstruction for the Roy Blunt Reservoir north of Milan continues, but Greg Pitchford from Allstate Consultants says they are getting closer to receiving a construction permit. Pitchford says the reservoir will ultimately serve 10 counties.
They hope to have a permit for construction this fall. Pitchford says the permit application needs to include plans for mitigation.
The mitigation work at Swan Lake with take 3-5 years to complete. Work on the dam will take three years to complete and depending on rainfall, another 2-5 years to fill the lake.