Borough of Mountain Lakes

Lakes Management Advisory Committee

December 2, 2008

 

Chair: Susan Ferguson

Members: Bailey, Dewing, Dolan, Mesicek, Mimberg, Rodgers, Tippy, Wexler

Allied Biological: Chris Doyle

Council Liaison: Blair Wilson

Borough Manager: Joseph Tempesta.

 

Meeting called to order at 7:35 PM

 

Chair:

< October minutes approved.

< Discussion of the Mountain Lakes Environmental meeting.  Primary focus on terrestrial invasives.  A couple of questions on water lilies.  To which point Allied Biological stated that treatments are scheduled for Birchwood and Crystal for early 2009.  Committee will post, on the Borough Web site, a general description of how the Borough manages vascular water plants, nutrient sinks, cyclical treatment of perennials.  Discussion of potential future meetings and Lakes Management participation.

< Discussion of Lakes Management annual lake walk.  There will be another Lakes walk in the Spring, centered on the Wildwood Lake dam.

 

Borough Manager:

< Discussion of the DEP dam inspection issues.  Now completed inspections.  Recommending that Converse Consultants be engaged to prepare RFP for Wildwood dam repairs. 

< Discussion of bidding process for management of the lakes.    

 

Allied Biological:

< Distribution of the 2008 Year-end Report.

< Discussion of treatment prospects for 2009.  Discussion of the lakes through the Winter, algal blooms in Winter.

< Discussion of yearŐs results.  Roughly comparable to 2006.  Temperature results, higher in June, lower in August, may have caused the lower treatment costs late in season.  Discussion of fecal coliform results 2007 vs. 2008.

< Discussion of the possible needs for aeration in other lakes, possibly continuing in Shadow, which may survive in the budget.

 

New Business:

< Discussion of Snapping Turtles and observation of a dead swan.

< Council Liaison discussed expiring terms

 

Next meeting 2/3/09 7:30

Adjournment at 8:28