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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.

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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

Do you love the lake and have an interest in lake-related employment? Join us – we have an Administrative Associate opening on our team. We are conveniently located in Westlake and would like to discuss this opportunity with qualified individuals. More details can be found under “jobs” at this link: https://www.bedfordcountyva.gov/

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 in between an aid to navigation and the shoreline. Current and pending changes to the SML Aids to Navigation are explained in this presentation from America’s Boating Club and Navigation Committee chairman, Randy Stow. 

  • Board of Directors Mtg.: 10/06/25, 4PM; TLAC Conference Rm.
  • Navigation Comm. Mtg.: 10/14/25, 9AM; TLAC Conference Rm.
  • Environmental Comm. Mtg.:  11/19/25, 11AM; TLAC Conference Rm.
  • Wake Education Task Force Mtg.: 10/21/25, 6:30PM; TLAC Conference Rm.
  • Sedimentation Task Force Mtg.: 10/27/25, 3PM; TLAC Conference Rm.

NEWS

Wake education, not legislation

Wake education, not legislation

Apr 1, 2024

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Navigational
Hazards

lake debris reporting

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Environmental
Issues

Invasive vegatation

Pump Out
PROGRAM

 

 

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TLAC

400 Scruggs Road | Suite 200 | Moneta, VA 24121
Phone: 540-721-4400
tlac@sml.us.com