James River water district throws flag on current Lake Mitchell drawdown plan

James River water district throws flag on current Lake Mitchell drawdown plan

MITCHELL — The organization that oversees the James River watershed is concerned about Lake Mitchell’s drawdown dumping phosphorus and sediment into Firesteel Creek and the James River. The James River Water Development District board of directors sent a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) on Tuesday, July 29, stating concerns over the city of Mitchell’s plan to l…