Donation to ensure water levels at Deep Creek Lake

MCHENRY — A Deep Creek Lake property owner has donated $100,000 for a study designed to determine how to keep lake water levels consistent and efficient, according to the Board of Directors of the Deep Creek Watershed Foundation.

Ted Giovanis made the donation in memory of his late wife, Jayne Koskinas.

“Jayne simply loved spending time at Deep Creek, and protecting the lake’s future is important to our family,” Giovanis said. “I appreciate the foundation committing to research and due diligence in order to identify an appropriate path forward.”

Giovanis is founder and president of the Jayne Koskinas Ted Giovanis Foundation for Health and Policy, which aims to change health care for the better through research, data analysis and other projects.

The study will include day-by-day accounting of water requirements for the lake reservoir and provide a scientific prediction of needed water levels, improving the timing and volume of water releases.

Water levels at the lake fluctuate yearly due to precipitation and periodic water releases. When water levels are low, some lakefront homeowners cannot access the lake with their boats, according to the foundation.

When water levels are higher, shoreline erosion and sediment deposits can occur in the lake. Water releases are needed to support power generation, maintain cool waters for the trout fishery and sustain white water recreation on the Youghiogheny River, according to the foundation.

The study will help plan for future water releases that will balance all needs of the lake community.

“On behalf of the board and all stakeholders here in Garrett County, we are deeply grateful to Mr. Giovanis and his family for this generous donation,” said Pat Franc, president of the foundation.

The foundation will provide the results of the study to the Maryland Department of the Environment sometime in 2018.

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