Tri-County Lakes Administrative Commission | Administration for counties surrounding Smith Mountain Lake and Leesville Lake

The Tri-County Lakes Administrative Commission (TLAC) serves as the administrative department for the four Virginia counties surrounding Smith Mountain Lake and Leesville Lake… Bedford, Campbell, Franklin, and Pittsylvania… and conducts lake planning duties as may be assigned by the respective Boards of Supervisors.

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

MEETING MINUTES

ANNOUNCEMENTS

UPCOMING MEETINGS (location – TLAC Conference Room)

Sedimentation Task Force: January 26, 4:00PM

SML Navigation Committee: January 27, 9:00AM

TLAC Board Meeting: February 2, 4:00PM

Annual Lake Cleanup – TPISML Steering Committee Meeting: February 12, 10:00 AM

TLAC is hiring! Eligible candidates will have administrative experience, and the ideal candidate will have either familiarity with the Smith Mountain and Leesville lakes or a strong interest in them. Professional social media skills are a plus. This Administrative Associate position is on the Bedford County website in the Jobs section: https://secure7.saashr.com/ta/6153260.careers?CareersSearch=&lang=en-US

UPDATED November 2025! The process of changing Aids to Navigation on Smith Mountain Lake is ongoing. CAUTION: Per the US Coast Guard which defines standards for navigation systems, Lateral Aids to Navigation are generally used for well-defined channels to indicate the route to be followed. These aids show the sides of a navigable channel, mark junctions and forks or splits in the channel, indicate the safe side to pass a hazard to navigation, and mark the safe centerline on wide bodies of water. It is hazardous to pass between an aid to navigation and the shoreline. Current and pending changes to the SML Ais to Navigation are explained in this presentation from America’s Boating Club and TLAC Navigation Committee chairman, Randy Stow.

NEWS

Grass carp approved — again — to curb invasive plant in Smith Mountain Lake

Dec 29, 2025

Faced with the rapid return of hydrilla to Smith Mountain Lake, the Tri-County Lakes Administrative Commission decided earlier this month to once again release sterile grass carp to feed on the invasive vegetation.