The Prior Lake American is the official paper of the Prior Lake – Spring Lake Watershed District, and any official notices will be published there. The District and/or water resources have been mentioned in local news:
- Water Quality Improvement Winners Feb 2018 PLA
- 17 Tons of Carp Removed January 2018 PLA
- Carp Removed from Prior Lake | Jan 2018, Prior Lake American
- WD Supports Second Alum Treatment Dec_2017 Prior Lake American
- Year in Review Dec_2017 PLA
- A Changing Landscape Dec_2017 PLA
- Getting our Feet Wet Sept 2017 PLA
- Clean Water Clean Up October 2017
Clean Water Clean Up |October 2017, Prior Lake American - Clean Water Clean Up |October 2017, Prior Lake American
Water Quality Awards Increased to $500 August/September 2017, Scott County Scene
Carp and Poor Water Quality | September 2017, Prior Lake American - Clean Water Clean Up | June 2017, Prior Lake American
Clean Water Clean Up April May Scene
Low Flood Gate Opened | May 2017, Prior Lake American - Clean Water Clean Up Venue Change | April 2017, Prior Lake American
- Pitch in for Water Clean Up | April 2017, Prior Lake American
- Board Member Sought | April 2017, Prior Lake American
- Stormwater Mgmt and Flood Study Accepted |
- Flood Study Accepted | February/March 2017, Scott County Scene
- Record Carp Haul on Spring Lake | February 2017, Prior Lake American
- Flood Study Key Proposals | January 2017, Prior Lake American
- Protecting Lower Prior Lake Dec Jan 2017 scene
Clean Water Clean Up Results SCENE | Scott County SCENE, December 2016/January 2017 - Local Farmers for Water Quality | Scott County SCENE, December 2016/January 2017
- Fish Point Park Award Finalist | December 2016, Prior Lake American
- Carp | December 2016, Prior Lake American
Flood Study Public Meeting | November 2016, Prior Lake American
Clean Water Clean Up Results | November 2016, Prior Lake American
blue-algea | October 2016, Prior Lake American - clean-water-clean-up-event | October/November 2016, Scott County SCENE
- fall-clean-up-pla-october-2016 |October 2016, Prior Lake American
- water-quality-awards | October 2016, Prior Lake American
- Flood Study Meeting |October 2016, Prior Lake American
- Healthy Lakes & Aquatic Plants | August/September Scott County Scene
Invasive Species | August/September, Scott County Scene
Shoreline Workshop | September 2016, Prior Lake American
Spring Lake Standard Change | September 2016, Prior Lake American - Water Quality Awards
Water Quality Award-8-27-16 | August 2016, Prior Lake American - BioBase to Track Water Quality | June 2016, Prior Lake American
- Volunteers Restore Spring Lake Shoreline | May 2016, Prior Lake American
- 2016 Carp Tournament | May 2016, Prior Lake American
- Lake Use Ordinance | May 2016, Prior Lake American
- Community Efforts | April 2016, Prior Lake American
- Flood Prevention Study Closer to Completion | February 2016, Prior Lake American
- City to Support Watershed at Legislature | February 2016, Prior Lake American
- Cold Comfort |January 2016, Prior Lake American
- Fish Point Park gets Sand Filter|January 2016, Prior Lake American
- High Water Leads to Opening of Low Flow Gate |December 2015, Prior Lake American
- Repairs on Prior Lake Outlet Channel continue | December 2015, Scott County SCENE
- Lloyd Erbaugh Community Columnist| November 2015, Prior Lake American
- Curt Hennes Bog Removal Letter to Editor
- Know Thy Enemy | November 2o15, Prior Lake American
- Relief Bill Passes | June 2o15, Prior Lake American
- Fish Die Off |June 2015, Prior Lake American
- Suspected Blue-Green Algae| June 2015, Prior Lake American
- Plant A Solution| May 2015, Prior Lake American
- The Science of Saving Spring Lake| May 2015, Prior Lake American
- Public Stormwater Study Meeting| May 2015, Prior Lake American
- Clean Water Clean Up| April 2015, Prior Lake American
- Lessons Learned, 2014 Flood| March 2015, Prior Lake American
- MPCA Could Change Spring Lake Quality Standard| March 2015, Prior Lake American
- Flood Prevention Study | February 2015, Prior Lake American
- Stirring up trouble: Solving the carp problem on our lakes | September 2014, Scott County SCENE
- Be on the lookout for blue green algae that may contain toxins | September 2014, Scott County SCENE
- Catch carp during May 31 tournament | April 2014, Prior Lake American
- The hazards of spring cleaning | Mar. 2014, Prior Lake American
- Raingarden workshops arrive with spring | Mar. 2014, Prior Lake American
- What is the Ferric Chloride Facility? | Mar. 2014, Prior Lake American
- Halt the salt or lakes will suffer | Jan. 2014, Prior Lake American
- Initial results are positive following alum treatment | Dec. 2013, Prior Lake American
- Stay smart on the ice | Dec. 2013, Prior Lake American
- Looking at Spring Lake: Before and after alum | Nov. 2013, Prior Lake American
- Students clean up memorial park | Nov. 2013, Prior Lake American
- Prevent illegal spills to our water | Nov. 2013, Prior Lake American
- Don’t leaf the lakes you love | Oct. 2013, Prior Lake American
- Spring lake to get alum treatment for water quality | Oct. 2013, Prior Lake American
- Decision nears on alum treatment for Spring Lake | Sept. 2013, Prior Lake American
- Want to plant for clean water? Consider a raingarden | Aug. 2013, Prior Lake American
- Learn about the alum treatment of Spring Lake on July 29 | July 2013, Prior Lake American
- Beware of the blue-green algae | July 2013, Prior Lake American
- Fishing tourney nets plenty of carp | June 2013, Prior Lake American
- Turfgrass tips for clean water | June 2013, Prior Lake American
- Is ‘Alum’ the key to cleaning up Spring Lake? | May 2013, Prior Lake American
- First-annual carp tournament June 2 | May 2013, Prior Lake American
- Aquatic plants not just weeds | April 2013, Prior Lake American
- Volunteering for clean water | Mar. 2013, Prior Lake American
- What is a Watershed District? (video) | YouTube
- What is a Watershed District (part 2)? | Feb. 2013, Prior Lake American
- Sediment Coring in Prior Lake | Feb. 2013, Scott County Scene: Page 7 has details on sediment cores collected from Prior Lake at the behest of the District.
- Outlet Channel Cleanup | Jan. 2013, Scott County Scene: Head to page 7 to read an article about the cleanup work the District, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community, the City of Prior Lake, and the City of Shakopee are doing to remove invasive species along the Prior Lake Outlet Channel.
- Leaf-Collecting Tips | Sep. 2012, Prior Lake American
- Watershed District Focuses on Education and Water Quality | Jul. 2012, Prior Lake American
- What is a Watershed District? | Mar. 2012, Prior Lake American
- PLHS Students Tag Carp | Feb. 2012, Prior Lake American