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Looking for a Lake Plan Implementation coodinator.

dkavanaugh@co.green-lake.wi.us please contact this email address about this Job.

Project Title - Lake Puckaway  Management  Implementation

Position Title - Lake Plan Implementation Coordinator, 3 year

Sponsor -  Lake Puckaway Protection & Rehab District

This is roughly a ½ time position (20 hrs/week) and is seasonally flexible regarding number of hours/week. LPPRD will contract directly with the individual or organization selected, at a rate of $20.00/hr. Fringe benefits are not available through this position.

 

The primary job responsibility of this position is to enable efficient implementation of the lake plan. Technical skills required for implementation should reflect the objectives proposed within the project. The plans objectives include:

 

1.  Improve aquatic plant condition, water clarity, and fish, wildlife, and especially tern habitat.

 

2.      Assist navigational strategy while protecting habitat

 

3.       Improve habitat for endangered, threatened and species of concern species and maintain biodiversity, especially Forster’s Tern.

 

4.      Establish the efficacy of  improvement  strategies

 

5.      Appraise sub-watershed hydrology/sediment/nutrients at level of modeling (versus intensive monitoring)

 

6.      Improve community awareness of shallow water management tools, ecology, the adopted lake plan, proposed strategies and expected outcomes.

 

7.      Improve operational capacity and safety of the water control structure know as the Princeton Dam

 

8.      Improve understanding of water level fluctuations.  Precipitation  events vs dam  manipulation 

 

9.      Improve the understanding of carp population behavior.

                10. Demonstrate shore restorations for water quality, wildlife

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Submit your Wisconsin surface water data for WDNR Assessments  and Impaired Waters List

Do you have data on Wisconsin’s lakes, streams, or rivers?

If so, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources would like to hear from you.

 

Every two years, the WDNR requests that citizens and partner groups submit their surface water data (biological, chemical, and physical).  Data meeting specified requirements will be evaluated, along with Department data, to assess the quality of the state’s water resources and to pinpoint problem areas.  In accordance with the Clean Water Act, the WDNR uses these assessments to prepare a statewide Water Quality Report (also known as the 305(b) report) and a list of Impaired Waters (303(d) List). 

 

Data will be accepted from the public from today, October 1, through December 31.  This year, the submittal period has been extended from one month to three months, in response to public request last year for a longer submittal period.

 

To enable the WDNR to efficiently process the data, a new data submittal system is also being used this year.  Data must be submitted electronically, and they must be submitted in specific Excel spreadsheet formats, along with quality assurance documentation.  Data received as .PDF files or in other hard copy formats will not be entered into the Excel spreadsheets by WDNR staff.  Instructions for preparation of your data are found at http://dnr.wi.gov/org/water/condition/2012_IR/submitdata.htm.  

 

Required elements include:

4    A quality assurance plan

4    Data in specified Excel spreadsheet format (template provided)

4    Locational information in specified spreadsheet format (template provided)

4    General information about the submitter, entered in an online form

 

Guidance on minimum data requirements and how WDNR evaluates the data is available in the Wisconsin Consolidated Assessment and Listing Methodology (WisCALM).  This guidance is currently undergoing revisions for the 2012 reporting cycle, but the 2010 version may be accessed at http://dnr.wi.gov/org/water/condition/wiscalm.htm.

 

Thank you for your interest in Wisconsin’s water resources.  Feel free to contact WDNR staff with any questions at dnrimpairedwaters@wisconsin.gov.

 

Kristi Minahan (608) 266-7055; Lisa Helmuth (608) 266-7768

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New Web Clearinghouse of Information for Lake Shoreland Protection Resources

EPA's Office of Water launched a new Web clearinghouse of Lake Shoreland Protection Resources, http://water.epa.gov/type/lakes/shoreland.cfm, which provides practitioners with links to key resources to protect and restore fragile lake shorelands and to promote better stewardship by lakeside property owners and others who recreate on lakes. The clearinghouse, which includes links to fact sheets, webcasts, videos, and other helpful resources for lakeshore protection, is part of an outreach campaign to educate the public and others about the key findings of the National Lakes Assessment (NLA). According to the NLA, poor lakeshore habitat and high levels of nutrients are leading stressors affecting the biological health of lakes. Among the key findings:56% of our lakes are in good biological condition.

More than one-third of our lakes exhibit poor shoreline condition; poor biological health is three times more in lakes with poor lakeshore habitat. Nearly 20% of lakes have high levels of nutrients. Lakes with excess nutrients are 2.5 times more likely to have poor biological health. Microcystin - an algal toxin that can harm humans, pets and wildlife - is present in about one-third of lakes across the country.

In 2007, EPA, the States, Tribes and others partners sampled more than 1,000 lakes as part of this first-ever, national assessment of the ecological condition of the nation’s lakes. For a print copy of the report (EPA publication number EPA 841- R-09-001) contact EPA's publications warehouse at 1-800-490-9198. To download a copy of the report or the data used in developing the report, please visit http://www.epa.gov/lakessurvey/. (Contact: Carol Peterson,

202-566-1304 or peterson.carol@epa.gov)

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Lakes-L Blog New UWEX Director in WI Named

New UWEX Lakes Director

Colleagues, As you know Bob Korth, Director of the UWSP Extension Lakes retired this summer. We just finished a search and screen to fill the position and I am happy to announce that Eric Olson (previously a staff member of the UW Center for Landuse Education) was offered and accepted the position.

Eric says "I look forward to continuing the tradition of protecting Wisconsin's treasured lakes through high quality outreach and education. Every year presents new challenges, but there are also great opportunities to learn and share new ideas and reach more audiences."

Eric will begin his new role as Director beginning Sept 20. Please welcome him to his new position.

P Carroll Schaal Lakes Partnership Team Leader

Bureau of Watershed Management, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources

101 South Webster Street, PO Box 7921; Madison, WI 53707-7921

(() phone: (608) 261-6423

(() fax: (608) 266-2244

(+) e-mail: Carroll.Schaal@Wisconsin.gov

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Lakes-L Blog New USGS Briefing

New USGS Information and Congressional Briefing on Nutrients in the Nation's Streams and Groundwater - September 24, 2010, 9:30-11:00 a.m., Washington D.C.

Nutrients in the Nation’s Streams and Groundwater—A Continuing Issue 
Access new USGS information on Thursday, September 23 at:  http://water.usgs.gov/nawqa 
Attend a Congressional Briefing (free and open to the public) on Friday, September 24 in Washington D.C.

Details about the Congressional Briefing The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), along with cosponsors Senator Benjamin Cardin (D-MD), the Water Environment Federation (WEF), and Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI), invite you to a briefing on nutrients in streams and groundwater across the United States. According to reports by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), nutrient pollution has consistently ranked as one of the top three causes of degradation in U.S. streams and rivers for decades.

In the keynote presentation, USGS will describe nutrient concentrations in the nation's water resources, key sources of nutrients, potential effects on humans and aquatic life, and changes in concentrations since the early 1990s.

USGS partners will describe examples of how cooperating federal and state agencies are using the information to manage and regulate nutrients in our water resources.

Discussions will touch on many environmental issues, including those related to (1) developing nutrient criteria for surface water bodies, (2) reducing nutrients to receiving waters, (3) setting realistic expectations for water-quality improvements following nutrient reduction strategies, and (4) managing elevated nutrients in drinking water from surface-water intakes and wells.

When: Friday, September 24, 2010, 9:30 – 11:00 a.m.
 
Where:   Capitol Visitor’s Center, SVC Room 201/200, Washington D.C.
The entrance to the Capitol Visitor's Center is on the east side of the U.S. Capitol Building.  Please allow extra time for security and tell the security personnel at the entrance that you are on official business in Room SVC 201/200 in order to avoid waiting in line.  Photo ID may be required.  Inside, follow signs to Senate Meeting Rooms.  Please RSVP to Laura Parsons ( lparsons@eesi.org ).

Who:  
·        Neil Dubrovsky, Chief,  NAWQA Nutrient National Synthesis, USGS
·        Bob Miltner, Aquatic Biologist, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
·        Ephraim King, Director, EPA Office of Science and Technology
·        Jeanette Brown, President-Elect of the Water Environment Federation and
      Executive Director of the Stamford Connecticut Water Pollution Control Authority (Moderator)

Questions and discussion will follow the presentations.

For more information:   Please contact Pixie A. Hamilton, pahamilt@usgs.gov , (804) 261-2602

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Aeration System request for Statement of Qualifications

Casitas Municipal Water District (Located in Ventura County, California) is requesting a Statement of Qualifications (SOQ) to prepare an evaluation of and recommendations for improving the performance of an existing lake aeration system.   Please send an email to smcmahon@casitaswater.com if you would like a copy of the Request for Statement of Qualifications emailed to you.

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Water News Release (HQ): EPA Releases Draft Strategy for Clean Water

Aug. 20, 2010

EPA Releases Draft Strategy for Clean Water

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is inviting the public to comment on the agency’s draft strategy to protect and restore our nation’s lakes, streams and coastal waters. The strategy, “Coming Together for Clean Water: EPA’s Strategy for Achieving Clean Water,” is designed to chart EPA’s path in furthering EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson’s key priority of protecting America’s waters.

The strategy was developed by considering the input and ideas generated at the April “Coming Together for Clean Water” forum as well as comments received through the online discussion forum.  Participants shared their perspectives on how to advance the EPA’s clean water agenda focusing on the agency’s two priority areas: healthy watersheds and sustainable communities. EPA is now inviting the public to consider and provide their comments on the approaches outlined in the strategy.  

Public comments on the draft strategy should be submitted by September 17. EPA will review all comments and post a final strategy later in the year.

More information on the draft strategy and to comment:  http://blog.epa.gov/waterforum/
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A short note to alert waterfront property owners to take an step to help protect their property and fish habitat.

Lake pier owners are encouraged to measure their piers and go through a free, one-time registration process that will grandfather in their pier if it exceeds current size limits codified in a 2008 law.

There's a wrong way to measure your pier, (as we learned while filming this how-to video. Luckily, the young woman was not hurt.)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXm5L0K4_cc

And there is a right way.

http://dnrmedia.wi.gov/main/Viewer/?peid=c544f5ff-6475-4df6-877d-9fb7aa4e2820

Pier owners have until April 1, 2011, to complete the registration. The good news is the vast majority of pier owners won't have to register because their pier meets the size limits. For those with larger piers, they can find what they need to register here:

http://dnr.wi.gov/waterways/recreation/piers.html

Finally, here, again, is the link to the press release that went out today(8/18/2010) on this topic.

http://dnr.wi.gov/news/weekly.asp#art5

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Road-Stream Crossing Training Annoucement

Download 2010 Fall Brochure

The attached brochure is for a fall workshop co-sponsored by DNR on how to assess and better design road / stream crossings so that the culverts and other structures do not become barriers to fish and other wildlife movement.