Borough of Mountain Lakes

Lakes Management Advisory Committee Meeting

5/4/10

 

Present:

Chair:                         Susan Ferguson

Members:                  Dewing, Hardek, Mesicek, Rogers, Tippy

Borough Manager:  Barry Lewis

Council Liaison:      Not present

Allied Biological:      Glenn Sullivan

Citizens attending to comment on lake level.

 

                        Meeting called to order @ 7:32 PM

Chair:

á      April Meeting minutes – Accepted

 

Borough Manager:

=Discussion of dam work.

=Discussion of water levels measurement.

=Discussion of water levels in Wildwood.

=Citizen attending raised the issue of boats being moored behind Island Beach.  Discussion of height of Mountain Lake reducing the space behind the wall on Island Beach.  Discussion of damage to property by current high level maintained in Wildwood/Mountain complex.  Discussion of managing of levels.  Discussion of the process of setting levels through interaction with lake edge property owners and Council.  Discussion of the debris removal process.

 

Allied Biological:

á      Discussion of recent lake treatments.  Extreme clarity of 12Õ in Wildwood. 

á      Discussion of Sonar treatments for Eurasian Milfoil.

á      Review of bathymetric maps.  Birchwood has more volume than had previously been recorded.  This led to discussion of aeration in Birchwood and other lakes.  This led to discussion of moving aeration within and between lakes.

á      National Pollution Elimination Discharge – tougher rules are coming, making permitting much more difficult and prolonged.  Notice of intent has been posted that would greatly increase Mountain Lakes cost and reporting and time delays.

 

Old Business:

New Business:

 

Next Meeting:  June 1, 2010

 

Meeting adjourned @ 9:00 PM