prvwsd newsletter 4 - spring 2013

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Please help us reduce costs by taking the time to register now for the e-mail edition of the newsletter at: [email protected]

Help Fund the

Fireworks:

The PRVWSD and

the Barnett Reservoir

Foundation are spon-

soring a virtual

marathon challenge to

fund this years fire-

works spectacular at

the Independence Day

Celebration at The

REZ to be held Satur-

day, June 29.

For more information

or to register for the

marathon challenge,

visit the Barnett Res-

ervoir Foundations

web site.

A newsletter for the citizens of the PRVWSD community

Newsletter Date: Spring 2013Volume 2, Issue 4

Gator Tales

The Pearl River Valley Water Supply District


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News Around the REZ

FLOOD INSURANCE: If you have received a flood certification letter from your insurance or mort-gage company and you would like to discuss the certification, please contact PRVWSD staff at 601-856-6574.

SCHEDULED EVENTS

4/6/13 Wild Walk & Run 5K Old Trace Park

4/6/13 Parkinson Race 5K&10K Lakeshore Park

4/13/13 Disc Golf Tournament Pelahatchie Shore

4/14-16/13 Expedition Natchez Old Trace Park

4/20/13 Take Steps for CCFA 5K Old Trace Park

5/4/13 Century Ride Old Trace Park

5/10/13 Pepsi Pops Old Trace Park

5/11/13 Run for Downs 5K Old Trace Park

5/18/13 Dragon Boat Regatta Old Trace Park

6/1/13 Heatwave Triathlon Old Trace Park

6/29/13 WaterFest Old Trace Park

6/29/13 Independence Day Celebration

FOUR NEW FACES JOIN BOARD OF DIRECTORS

The PRVWSD welcomed four new board members in January, all

leaseholders.Mr. Bruce Brackin, MS Department of Health

Mr. Tedrick Ratcliff, Jr., MS Department of Forestry

Mr. John Pittman, Governors appointee, Madison County

Mr. Larry Castle, MS Department of Wildlife, Fisheries & Parks

PARK ENTRANCE FEE

Beginning May 1, the PRVWSD will begin enforcing the $3 vehi-

cle entrance fee at Lakeshore, Old Trace and Pelahatchie Shore

Parks. The entrance fee will be enforced on weekends and holi-

days between the hours of noon and park closing.

Pavilion Rentals and Special Events will be issued entrance passes.

Vehicles towing boats with the intent of launching at Pelahatchie

Shore Park will be allowed free entry.

MASTER PLANNING NOTICE

SURVEY: The PRVWSD has contracted

with a master planning provider, CMPDD, to

assist with long-term planning for the con-

tinuing growth and improvement of the Bar-

nett Reservoir. CMPDD has developed a sur-vey for leaseholders to determine the needs

and wants of the community in the direction

of our growth. We urge all leaseholders to

take part in the survey process so that we can

better serve the community's needs. Visit:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/prvwsd

PUBLIC MEETING: The PRVWSD will host a

public meeting to gather input from leaseholders

and members of the community to aid in thepreparation of a Master Plan for the PRVWSD.

The meeting will be at 6 p.m. on May 13 at the

Northwest Rankin Middle School cafeteria on

Highway 25 in Flowood. The Central Mississippi

Planning and Development District (CMPDD)

will facilitate the meeting.

CONSTRUCTION UPDATES

Phase 2 of the Fannin Landing: The project has begun, starting withthe construction of two new boat ramps at the southeast corner of the land-

ing. The ramps will include floating courtesy piers.

Old Trace Park Electrical Improvements: The contracts for this elec-trical improvement project have been signed, and the project is underwayand appears to be on time. This project is scheduled to be complete by

early July.

Leake County Water Park Onsite Wastewater Treatment Facility :This project is near completion; however, it has been delayed due to the

frequent wet weather over the past month. It should be completed in thenear future.

TIME FOR HOME

IMPROVEMENTS?

Be sure to contact the PRVWSDconstruction department to deter-mine if your home improvement

project requires a permit. Call

601-856-6574.

PROPERTY

COMPLAINT?

Contact PRVWSD PropertyMaintenance Department to file acomplaint. Call 601-856-6574 orfile a complaint online at

www.TheRez.MS

DREDGING: PHASE 1 APPROVED

The PRVWSD Board of Directors approved Phase 1 of the dredg-

ing program at its March meeting. The bidding process is underway

and work should begin this summer.
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Saturday June 29,2013

Old Trace ParkRidgeland, MS

Lakeshore ParkBrandon, MS

The Barnett Reservoir Foundation along with Pearl River Valley Water

Supply District is hosting the 2nd Annual Independence Day Celebra-

tion on Saturday, June 29th. The event will include activities in both

Old Trace and Lakeshore Parks. Both Rankin County and MadisonCounty sides of the reservoir will be able to partake in the celebrations

in their local parks.

The parks will host kid zones, live

music, food vendors, a classic car

cruise-in, and military displays with

flyovers. Patrons of both parks will

enjoy the lighted boat parade, and of

course, fireworks! The fireworks will be launched from a barge in the

middle of the lake providing all a fantastic view. Admission will be

free to all!

Please visit the Barnett Reservoir Foundations website:

www.barnettreservoirfoundation.org for updates on event information.

If you would like to participate or be a sponsor of the celebration, please contact

Susan McMullan at 601-605-6880 or [email protected]; Cindy Ford at

601-605-6898 or [email protected].

Weed Control Goes Local: MDWF&P takes over in April

In its never-ending battle to control non-native aquatic vegetation, the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District has joined forces with the MississippiDepartment of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks.

Beginning April 1, the state wildlife agency is now under contract to conduct all on-the-water spraying in district waters.Reservoir general manager John Sigman said the change made sense from several standpoints, including increased confidence of lake user groups and

involving a contractor that is already active in fisheries management at The Rez, has a constant presence on local knowledge of the lake and offers a

quicker response time.

The MDWFPs spraying program will be headquartered virtually lakeside, housed at its Turcotte Education Cen-

ter and Fish Hatchery on Highway 43.

Mississippi State Universitys nationally recognized Geosystems Research Institute, headed Dr. John Madsen,

will continue to serve in an advisory capacity over the program, conducting annual surveys and designing a spray-

ing program based on analysis.

Hydrilla

Bigger and Better


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A Newsletter for the Citizens of the PRVWSD

Show your support for The REZ by being one of the first 300 to register. You can pre-orderyour tag for only $31. Of that fee, $24 will go directly to The REZ for improvement projects at

the reservoir. We must pre-sell 300 tags before the tax commission will begin production.Contact Cindy Ford at [email protected] or visit our web site for more information:

www.TheRez.MS

Name

NUMBER STREET

CITY ST ZIP

P. O. Box 2180

Ridgeland, MS 39158

Phone: 601-856-6574

Fax: 601-856-2585

E-mail: [email protected]

CRAPPIE FISHING AT REZ By: Bobby Cleveland

Reservoir fishermen take it for granted, the crappie fishing weve always enjoyed on the 33,000-acre lake. Apparently the rest of the fishing world hastaken notice, too. The Rez ranked No. 29 on a list of top 50 crappie fishing destinations by the popular fishing website Fishhound.com. Mississippi had

seven of the top 50, including the No. 1 (Grenada), No. 2 (Sardis), No. 5 (Arkabutla) and No. 7 (Washington) lakes.

Those lakes may be better known for producing giant trophy fish, but Mississippi fishermen know that Barnett is the most consistent and most produc-tive of them all. There never seems to be an up or down year here, said Rabbit Rogers of Fannin, who fishes The Rez regular. Year in and year out,

Barnett just has good crappie fishing with strong year classes throughout the population structure.

April is the peak month for most crappie fishermen, including many waterfront leaseholderswho catch spawning fish literally out their back doors. Spawning is a long process that beginswith the males moving up first to establish beds where they wait for females to move up, select amate and drop their eggs. Water temperature, current, moon phases and photoperiod (amount ofdaylight) all play important roles on when females spawn, so on a lake like The Rez with distinctdifferent habitats, the spawn can last months. In normal years, it kicks off first in PelahatchieBay, followed by the upper main lake, the upper rivers backwater areas and eventually the lower

open end of the main lake.

Barnett Reservoir has two different crappie species, white crappie and black crappie, andthere are cross breeds between the two. All share one common element fishermen love they

are delicious.

Did you know? Crappie go by many names, and one of the most popular is white perch,which lead to the perchjerker nickname given crappie fishermen. Truth is, white perch is biologically incorrect. A white perch is a totally differentfish, known as Morone Americana, and is a member of a different family temperate bass. They are found mostly in brackish water on the East Coast and

New England.

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