Proposed Recreational Enhancements

Based on comments received from the Recreation Use and Needs Survey conducted for Duke Power in 1999, the respondents indicated a need for camping, picnicking, boat ramps, marinas, pump out stations, gas pumps and restroom facilities on Lake Wylie. Through the AAII and existing agency leases, additional camping, picnicking, and restroom facilities will be constructed in the next 5 years to meet the identified needs.

Additional mooring sites, gas pumps and other facilities may also be installed as Duke Power begins accepting access area lease requests by non-agency groups for the access areas not leased to the agencies. The non-agency groups had to wait until after June 1, 2000 (the deadline for agencies to submit an application, plan and schedule) before Duke Power would consider accepting their applications.

Based on the projected population projections, facility standards and estimated acreage needs of the facility class, approximately 146 acres will be needed through 2050 to meet future recreational facility demand. Currently, 333 acres of mainland and 73 acres of islands have been reserved for recreational use. The land is good topographically and will be able to support the facilities identified by the survey respondents in the Recreation Use and Needs Study. There are also 4 existing or proposed county parks located on the lake.

Survey respondents indicated they would like to see fewer jet skis and regulation of the size of boats on the lake. Additional safety items concerning safe use of jet skis and boats will be including in the Duke Power's lake map publication.