How The Reservoir Failure Affected Water Quality

Response

Water Quality Monitoring Before and After the Reservoir Failed

Collecting and Testing Water Samples

Taum Sauk Reservoir Breach Highway Patrol Report
Water flows muddy following the Taum Sauk Reservoir failure.
Scientific testing is conducted by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources' Environmental Services Program
Water samples being taken in the Taum Sauk area.

Taum Sauk Reservoir Area Water Quality

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Reynolds County Education Enrichment Fund Inc. Meets March 14 New icon. (March 2008) - The group, which consists of nine people nominated by the four school districts in Reynolds County, will oversee the spending of $3 million from the Taum Sauk settlement. More...

Taum Sauk Settlement (November 2007)

Gov. Blunt announces $180 million settlement between state and Ameren for Taum Sauk Reservoir (November 2007)

Taum Sauk settlement moves to Reynolds County (November 2007)

River Restoration Project (March 2007)

The Taum Sauk Reservoir Failure: One Year Later (December 2006)

Peak Discharge, Flood Profile, Flood Innundation and Debris Movement Accompanying the Failure of the Upper Reservoir at the Taum Sauk Pump Storage Facility near Lesterville, Missouri - U.S. Geological Survey and Missouri Department of Natural Resources Report SIR2006-5284 (14.47MB) PDF (Note: This document might take several minutes to download.

Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park redevelopment. More... The plan | Fact Sheet PDF

Department of Natural Resources Approves Stream Restoration Plan for Johnson's Shut-ins State Park.  More...

Efforts to reduce water cloudiness are in progress

These Web pages feature information and photos about the environmental impacts and cleanup efforts being made in the area around the Taum Sauk Reservoir, which failed on Dec. 14, 2005.  Water quality was affected in the lower reservoir, the east fork of the Black River and through Clearwater Lake.

The State of Missouri has no regulatory oversight of the reservoir, which is regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, but remains involved in the oversight of recovery efforts.

Johnson's Shut-Ins State Park was damaged by flooding following the failure of the reservoir. The park is closed until further notice. The Department of Natural Resources is committed to having some services available at the park by this summer.

The Department of Natural Resources has established a project office at the park to oversee the efforts related to mitigating the environmental damage caused by the reservoir failure.