11/28/2001 Env Bd Packet - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Search

Eagle, Otter, and Island. Efforts are underway to develop programs to control the growth of milfoil in these lakes, and to prevent its spread to other waterbodies. Because of the threat of Eurasian water milfoil, the District has undertaken several macrophyte surveys in recent years. The surveys were performed on Centerville, Peltier, Bald Eagle, White Bear and Clear Lakes. These lakes either had established colonies of the weed, were located downstream of infested lakes, or were considered at risk of becoming infested because of high transient boat traffic. Ramsey County has conducted macrophyte surveys on all the large lakes within their jurisdiction and did not find milfoil communities in any additional lakes. RCWD field staff routinely makes checks for the weed during all lake sampling events. Any suspect plant is sampled and returned to the laboratory for positive identification. In this manner, nearly all District lakes are monitored for milfoil. Additional References Detailed diagnostic/feasibility studies were completed in 1991 -92 for Centerville/Peltier.and White Bear/Bald Eagle Lakes. As part of these studies, intense monitoring was performed on many of the inlets to the lakes. These reports are on file at the MPCA. Also at the MPCA is a copy of the final report for the Long Lake Chain of Lakes Project. This project targeted water quality within the Long-Johanna-Josephine Lakes Watershed. The majority of the implementation projects were completed in the late 1970s through mid 1980s. The final report discusses some of the specific results of the program and provides additional lake and stream quality data. Each year the water quality monitoring program for the District is coordinated with the St. Paul Water Utility, Anoka Soil and Water Conservation District, and Ramsey County. Cost sharing parameters and lakes monitored vary from year to year. In addition, the Metropolitan Council has a rotating monitoring schedule which provides data for priority lakes in the Watershed. The detailed lake studies completed in the last several years have collected large amounts of information which should be assimilated into the watershed management and regulatory programs of the District. The 1992 Water Quality Monitoring Program has established a sub- budget for the District to prioritize water quality management activities. The baseline 3 -27 8/94