Borough of Mountain Lakes

Lakes Management Advisory Committee Issues March 2004

The manager discussed budget items.

— Able to put funding back for goose control beyond egg addling.

— Able to continue testing for key water quality data.

— Still have about $8,000 for cleaning, focused on the Canal.

— Discussion of directing the Committee's annual walk towards reviewing the two new dams.

— Discussion of storm water management plan mandate from the State, problems with getting vacuum/jet truck time from neighboring towns this year.

— The Manager is planning to buy vacuum/jet vehicle to replace existing 25 year-old sewer line jet vehicle.

— The new vehicle would be able to handle both sanitary and storm sewers. This will lead to increased frequency of cleaning.

Allied Biological raised the following:

— There have been some delays in the State permitting process. Likely no impact on Mountain Lakes

— Discussion of alum treatment for 2004. The following is a link to a Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources document dealing with alum treatments. http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/water/fhp/papers/alum_brochure.pdf

— Discussion of sonic devices to kill algae.

— Discussion of the EPA plant "hitchhiker" document and the importance of washing boats between lakes to prevent the spread of non-native plants and animals. See the document: http://www.epa.gov/owow/lakes/month/pdf/hitch_press.pdf

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