Technical Reports

The Shaker Lakes Conservancy has amassed a technical reports archive documenting the regulatory status and engineering challenges facing the historic Shaker Lakes Parklands. This resource shows how modern infrastructure demands intersect with the preservation of Ernest W. Bowditch's original landscape design.

The page provides ODNR dam inspection reports spanning 2014-2023 for both Upper and Lower Lakes, along with an SLC January 2026 summary report of NEORSD's engineering plan for the parklands. The conservancy urges readers to distinguish between required actions versus recommendations and to understand how the "High Hazard" dam classification has been used and potentially misused.

The archive serves as a vital tool for anyone concerned about balancing historic preservation with contemporary infrastructure needs in this Cleveland-area landscape.

LINK: :https://shakerlakesconservancy.org/technical_reports