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Mitchell Lake Association 2011 Mark Enochs September 22, 2011

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Mitchell Lake Association 2011. Mark Enochs September 22, 2011. “One Water” Resource Management Citizen Leadership and Priority Resource Specific Restore and Protect Measureable Benefits. District Projects in Mitchell Lake…. 2008 & 2009: SolarBee pilot project for hypolimnetic mixing - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Mitchell Lake Association2011Mark EnochsSeptember 22, 2011

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• “One Water” Resource Management• Citizen Leadership and Priority• Resource Specific• Restore and Protect• Measureable Benefits

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2008 & 2009:SolarBee pilot project for hypolimnetic mixingResult: Ineffective mixing

2008: Sediment Oxygen Demand sampling

2009: Community Sediment Oxygen Demand sampling

2009:• Hypolimnetic Oxygenation Pilot. Result: Successful • Calcium Peroxide Addition: Result: Positive, but inconclusive

District Projects in Mitchell Lake…

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2008: Weed Harvesting. 272 tons removedMay: Curly leaf pondweed

2009: Weed Harvesting. 732 tons removedMay: Curly leaf pondweedJuly: Eurasian water milfoil

2010: Weed Harvesting. 459 tons removedMay: Curly leaf pondweedJuly: Eurasian water milfoil

District Projects in Mitchell Lake…

1,462 tonstotal

Thank you for weed survey input!

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2011 Herbicide Treatment

2011 Herbicide Treatment (almost)

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• MLA-initiated. Thank you• 2,4-D was to be used• MnDNR-classifies Mitchell as Natural Environment Lake• Thus, herbicide use by anyone in Mitchell is not

permitted, including…– Individual homeowners– City– District– Others

• MnDNR does allow the use of copper sulfate for algae or snail control, but not for submerged plant control

2011 Herbicide Treatment

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2011: Paleolimnology – Record of historic water quality from sediment cores

www.also.org

www.laccore.org

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Mitchell Lake Lake Reclamation Status

40 µg/l

60 µg/l impaired water threshold

DISTRICT GOAL

CURRENT CONDITIONSSTATE GOAL

PRESETTLEMENT

89 µg/l

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• Sedimentation near presettlement value →

Stormwater infrastructure is working

• Sedimentation legacy responsible for current impairment

• Short term (2012 to 2022):

Improve water quality with in-lake methods to counter legacy

• Long term (2022 - 2072):

Incremental adoption of LID in watershed

Mitchell Lake Recommendations

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Current Status

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Current Status

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Lake Reclamation Alternatives

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Questions?