Each report will review existing information available for each lake,  identify water quality problems,  and  make recommendations for additional measures needed to address the problems.     In addition to looking at past water quality data, including Secchi readings, chl-a, phosphorus and other analyses, the project will pull together fisheries surveys, lake morphometry,  topographic conditions, and parcel information.    Also, the lake’s watershed will be identified,  and relevant data such as land use, impervious surface, will be added.    

During the project representatives from each participating lake will be brought into a discussion on their past data collection efforts, including information they may have obtained on shoreline conditions, boat counts, septic conditions,  and so on.  They will be queried as to their perceived water quality conditions, their water quality goals,  and their understanding of the causes of any water quality problems they might think they have.   This information will be integrated into the respective lake reports, and will be taken into account when making recommendations about future data-collection needs or other measures that seem warranted.

We expect the reports to be completed by the end of 2011.  Lake Associations will be provided both paper and digital copies of their report.   

The cost of each lake report will be $1000.   Half of the cost is covered by the grant,  and half will be paid by COLA.   Of the latter portion,  we will ask participating lakes to contribute $250.  

Analysis and reports will be completed by RMB Environmental Laboratories.  Please feel free to contact Moriya Rufer with any questions (218-846-1465, moriyar@rmbel.info), or COLA President Dick Hecock (218 846-0436 or rhecock@arvig.net).