Lake Mitchell spillway can remain as is, state board says

Lake Mitchell spillway can remain as is, state board says

MITCHELL — State officials have given the greenlight for a permit to keep Lake Mitchell’s spillway and dam structure at its current capacity. On Wednesday, May 6, the South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources Board of Water Management unanimously approved the city’s petition for a variance permit for the Lake Mitchell spillway and dam structure. Whitney Kilts, the DANR engineer who oversees dam safety and ground and surface wa…