Daddy Rat,

I understand your frustration. We originally lowered the lake 18 inches so we could install a coffer dam in front of the gate/pipe. Once the coffer dam was installed, the lake level decreased due to the drought. We would have liked to turn the pump on but there was not enough water at the intake in Ditch 28. The intake must be completely under water to run the pump without burning up the re-lift pump.

Jeremy