Star Telegram
FLASHBACK – 1985!
Headline:
• Eagle Mountain’s quality stirs worry
• Eagle mountain quality stirs concern
o …treated sewage is pumped directly into
the lake
o “…four pending development projects may
require new treatment plants…”
o “it’s going to affect not only the
immediate homeowners but affect people
who use the lake for recreation purposes”
• Association formed to monitor Eagle Mountain
o “I believe there already is a health
problem…”
-Hal Sparks, President of Save the Lake
o “The group intends to monitor four
existing plants…and to monitor
proceedings and hearings on two new
proposed sites…”
As a result of the work of people who love
Eagle Mountain Lake, SEML, Inc. was established
and a moratorium on permits for new treatment
plants dumping in the lake was established –
and is still in effect today.