Borough of Mountain Lakes

Lakes Management Advisory Committee Issues

May 2005

 

 

 

l The Manager discussed goose control and egg addling.  Numbers are down significantly. The following site has some information on one way the USDA manages egg addling.  http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/pubs/tn_wseggoil.pdf.

 

l Allied Biological reported generally good clarity in the lakes and normal algal growth.

 

l The Committee reviewed Allied’s survey maps of the lakes and discussed sediment removal priorities.  The Committee discussed the following points:

1)    Information should be stored to record a baseline to determine change over time.

2)    The timeframe for repeating surveys.

3)    The level and nature of material that would justify a cleaning project.  Allied pointed out that many materials move, compact, and decompose over time.

4)    The ability to place and operate equipment at various sites, and the ability to remove collected materials.

5)    The depth of material vs. depth of a lake.

6)    The differences between cleaning the lakes and responding to appearance based requests from residents.

 

l The Committee felt that the cleaning program has covered the major areas after decades of accumulation and that the survey areas did not warrant additional cleaning yet.  The Manager will review the smaller ponds.  Borough Council controls funding for any future cleaning.

 

l The Committee felt that the cleaning program has helped with the significant improvement in lake quality over the last several years.  This has to be communicated to residents.  The Committee will work on a Home and School Bulletin article.