Editor’s note: The following information was provided by the City of Whitewater.

The dredging portion of the lakes project will begin on Monday, January 17. The City of Whitewater has contracted with Stout Construction (subcontractor for A1 Excavation) to perform the work.  Stout will have two teams (one for each lake) begin preparing next week with the hopes of starting to dredge material by the following week.  The project is scheduled to take place over the next 5-6 weeks weather permitting.  Construction work will be performed Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. -7 p.m. The project sites at Cravath Lakefront Park and Trippe Lake Park will require the parking lot areas to be closed during this time.  The dredged material will be stockpiled at our designated deposit sites.  The plan is to create a navigation channel through the lakes and dredge around the park waterfront areas. The city received its permit from the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to remove up to 81,000 cubic yards of material from the lakes.  The lakes will remain drawn down through this process and are scheduled to be filled back starting June 10, 2022.