Friends of Little Wall Lake
Jewell, Iowa
Donors...
To raise the lake level, water must be pumped from a nearby stream. A 3-phase pump and volunteers to run the system are ready to go. The only remaining barrier is the cost of electricity to run the pump - $75 a day. We estimate that about 90 days of pumping will be needed to improve lake levels.
Donors to the Current Project
Businesses:
Eby, Inc. - Story City
Henry Law Firm - Jewell
Innovative Ag Services - Ellsworth
P & P Electric - Webster City
Poet Biofining - Jewell
Story City Building Products - Story City
Titan Machinery - Jewell Implement
Individuals:
Nyle & Jan Cottington - Jewell
Scott Stouffer - Jewell
Rex Rohrssen - Ames
Denny & LouAnn Vulgamott - Jewell
Partners:
Prairie Rivers of Iowa
Jensen Excavating Inc. - Story City
The Trash Man - Webster City
Enhance Hamilton County Foundaton
Donors to the 2004 Restoration Project
Partial List of Groups:
Central Iowa Water Garden Association
Con-Struct, Inc.
Ellsworth Bingo
Little Wall Lake Homeowners Association
National Waterworks
South Hamiton Cub Scouts
Tito Construction
Tjernagel Farms
Partial List of Individuals:
Ladena Bishop
Mark and Sherry Lund
Darlene and Mert Okland
Russ and Sandy Teig
Partners:
Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
Hamilton County Conservation
TESTIMONIALS
"It was driven by the citizens, the partnership was created, and ....that's what made it happen."
Brian Holt, Hamilon County Conservation Director, 2004
"They (some people) can't give a lot of money, but they can give some time.There's a lot of people who have stepped up and really done us a service."
Steve Kehoe, Local Resident & Volunteer, 2004