Water supply districts finishing, starting projects on Cedar Creek Lake




West Cedar Creek Municipal Utility District officials expect to soon complete all state regulating requirements for supplying water to Kemp.

The final step will involve gaining approval for operation of a dual operating service area. Last month the district's board learned the Public Utility Commission had held up the application for a Certificate of Convenience and Necessity because wrong forms had been submitted, but that has since been addresed.

WMUD must now submit plans for how it will service a dual area because a portion of the Kemp area overlaps with the Becker-Jiba. An interlocal agreement must be signed with Becker-Jiba's board because of about 10 meters operated by WMUD in that district.

WMUD officials said the two districts are in agreement, and there will be no difficulty in negotiating the agreement.

WMUD is already hooked up to Kemp and running. The paperwork will complete a project began in 2011 after the great drought left Kemp without water and drew national attention to the small town.

On the other side of the lake, East Cedar Creek Fresh Water District officials approved a $100,000 manhole rehabilitation project for 46 meters immediately. During the next five years 30 manholes per year will also be rehabilitated.

The improvements to the manholes will decrease the amount of water flowing into the district's wastewater system and prolong the life of the district's plant.

 




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Fishing Report from TPWD (Feb. 5)

GOOD. stained; 48 degrees; 0.50 feet below pool. The pattern is consistent. The hybrid and white bass winter deadsticking bite is on fire! Use half ounce to 1-1/2 ounce jigs with 4-5 inch plastic flukes depending on what the winds are and drift long lengths of the lake in the deepest water 35-55 feet. Drift at speeds of .2-.6 mph using your drift mode on your trolling motor or using drift socks. If the winds are not too bad you can just drift with the wind. Thumping on the bottom of your boat will attract fish and group them up underneath as you drift. Utilizing a splasher also works well with thumping. You will find the fish suspended between 22-28 feet when deadstricking. Look for Birds and Loons early mornings on shallow flats as the fish will come up to follow the bait and feed early especially on cloudier and colder days. The crappie bite has been tough with reports of fish being scattered. Target crappie with small jigs and minnows in 7-15 feet under bridge pylons, hidden brush piles throughout the lake or under docks. Crappie fisherman have been moving spot to spot finding limits. Lots of crappies in the 7-9 inch range. Limits of crappie will happen but you may catch a lot of small ones getting to your limit. Report by Brent Herbeck, Herbeck’s Lonestar Fishing Guide Service. Catfish continue to be deep with a few fish shallow. The water clarity is stained to slightly stained heading south. The best catfish bite is drifting from 18-35 feet using cut shad or rough fish along the bottom. Report by Jason Barber, Kings Creek Adventures.

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