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Summer Issue 2011 |
Lake Templene News Lake Templene Property Owners Association www.laketemplene.org |
another assessment of the lake. That assessment substantiated the 1999 conclusions. This assessment was review by Michigan State University and acknowledged to be valid. 3. In 2007, The Spicer Group, an engineering company that specializes in water engineering, conducted a bathometric survey of the lake which mapped the bottom contour and sediment build up. 4. After the lake mapping, a team was formed to develop a Lake Preservation Plan. The team was made up of personnel from The Spicer Group, personnel from Wetland and Coastal, a company made up of ex-MDEQ employees (who specialize in lake care management), and LTPOA Board members. 5. A water well study was completed in 2009 which indicated that more aggressive herbicides could be used near shore in almost every area of the lake. The Lake Preservation Plan: 1. Dredge the areas of the lake with the greatest sediment build up. 2. Dredge the larger shallow areas of the lake with heavy boat traffic. 3. After completing the above dredging, reassess the lake to determine the next areas for dredging. (The tax special assessment petitions are in the hands of the townships.) 4. The benefits from dredging are the removal of plants in the areas that are dredged, deepening of the water, and removal of nutrient rich bottom land. 5. Aquatic plant control with herbicide should use systemic formulas wherever possible. 6. Harvest aquatic plants when appropriate. Example: Wild Celery in July of 2008 and 2009. Wild Celery harvesting is planned again this year. Continued on page 2… |
Lake Care Management - History and Approach
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New Addendum Signing Update
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Committee for Weed Floaters
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Newsletter Editor: Dolly Padgurskis
Newsletter Staff: Susan Leist Sandy Rote Leslie Van Gelder
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