Preparation for construction activity is continuing for the Lake McIntosh reservoir that will be located along Line Creek between Fayette and Coweta counties.

Surveyors have finished staking out the boundary of the “full” water pool, consulting engineer David Jaegar told Fayette County’s Water Committee Wednesday morning.

The lake pool will abut some residences in the Planterra Ridge subdivision.

The county is now waiting on an approval from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers so timber can be cleared from the site. The county has already taken out a timber contract with a provider that’s anxious to get to work, Jaegar said.

“He’s really eager to get going,” Jaegar said. “He calls me every week for an update.”

The timber activity can’t begin until the county gets the Corps approval, Jaegar indicated. The timber contract is good until January 23, he added.

The county has also prepared a plan to recover archeological items found on the property. The plan must be approved by the state historic preservation director, Jaegar said.

The county also is hoping to secure an easement on some property just across Line Creek from the Line Creek Nature Area. The reason for the easement is the placement of monitoring equipment for the lake that is needed by the U.S. Geological Service, Jaegar said.

That monitoring equipment will be attached to a zip line that spans the creek, Jaegar said.