Borough of Mountain Lakes
Lakes Management Advisory Committee
April 2005 Issues
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Committee goal review:
1)
Continue current successful lake treatment
program.
2)
Analyze results of previous five year cleaning
program and create a new five year cleaning plan. Assess merits of omitting one year.
3)
Look for long-term management
solutions/successes.
4)
Continue
to focus public awareness on the importance and fragility of our lakes.
5)
Review
Allied Biological’s lake specific goals for 2005.
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The Borough Manager has prepared a lakes cleaning spreadsheet. This provides a history of costs, processes
used, and volumes of material. In
summary of 1999 – 2004:
5,569 cubic yards removed
$157,136 spent.
Costs per cubic yard ranged from $9.23 to
$55.22. Costs driven by location of materials
and equipment/staff required.
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The Committee discussed the early appearance of filamentous algae and the
probability that no treatment is necessary.
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The Committee discussed Sunset Lake dam, associated studies, and timetable.
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Drain cleaning equipment has been ordered and is being manufactured.
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Lake Treatment permits have arrived and treatment will start as necessary.
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The Committee discussed the Manager’s plan to evaluate 39 areas that have had
leaves cleared in past.