Borough of Mountain Lakes

Lakes Management Advisory Committee

April 2006 Issues

 

 

l Discussion of Website.  2005 Year End Report to be put on. 

         

l   Discussion of aerator at Birchwood.  Manager putting in electric connection rather than more vulnerable solar panel.

 

l Discussion of goose egg addling.

 

l Discussion of Troy Brook Storm Water Management meeting.  Mountain Lakes already doing most of the recommendations.  For example, we clean most of our 565 storm drains annually.  Apparently some of the larger towns can not get to theirs.  We are looking at impervious coverage.  Discussion of invertebrate life in the Mountain Lake dam/Fliflet park outflow.  This outflow stream is created by releases from the Mountain Lake dam, which range from zero cubic feet per second to storm releases.  This limits the number of species of macroinvertebrates which can survive those conditions and the number of individuals that could be present.  Crayfish could be present, depending on conditions.  Link to crayfish information: http://iz.carnegiemnh.org/crayfish/country_pages/state_pages/newjersey.htm

 

l    Allied Biological has treatment permits in hand.

 

l Considering alum treatments next two weeks.  Birchwood to be treated early while oxygen levels are high.  Link to information on alum treatments:  http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/water/fhp/papers/alum_brochure.pdf

 

 

l Discussions of Birchwood oxygen levels, Trout Derby, and aerator.  The Committee will be reviewing the results of the aerator.