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�- LOWQC <br />O,ono wutr w„un,ffee <br />In 1995, a joint committee composed of members representing the Lake Orono <br />Improvement Association, the City of Elk River, and Sherburne County <br />Soil and Water Conservation District <br />was formed to address the sedimentation _ <br />of Lake Orono. After successfully <br />completing the lake dredging in 1998, <br />this group decided to continue and <br />address water quality issues. The group <br />meets approximately every other month. <br />Activities include: <br />• Perform water quality and clarity <br />testing on the lake and submit <br />to MPCA. <br />• Survey Curlyleaf pondweed and <br />report to DNR. <br />• Maintain a presence on other <br />watershed committees such as <br />the Sherburne County Water Plan <br />Committee. <br />• Serve as liaison between DNR <br />Fisheries, City of Elk River and <br />LOIA regarding fish stocking. <br />• Identify issues that may adversely <br />affect the lake (i.e., sedimentation, <br />nutrient loading, goose population, <br />exotic weeds), call in advisors <br />such as the DNR, the Board of <br />Soil and Water Resources, MPCA <br />and others to discuss those <br />issues, establish a plan to try to <br />resolve them and act on that plan. <br />Current concerns: <br />Curly -leaf pondweed removal <br />• Proliferation of Curly -leaf <br />pondweed, algae and native plant <br />overgrowth. Planting an upland buffer strip <br />• Continued water quality and clarity <br />monitoring. <br />• Continued public alerts of Orono beach water quality impairment. <br />• Working on a proactive sedimentation management plan to mitigate in a <br />prudent, cost-effective manner. <br />