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<br />INITIATIVE FOUNDATION <br /> <br />What additional grants, donations, or in-kind support will be leveraged if this application <br />receives full support? List names of agencies, corporations, foundations and others from <br />which you are requesting funds, with dollar amounts, indicating which sources are <br />committed or pending. <br /> <br />The LOlA will be receiving in-kind support from the SWCD, City of Elk River, volunteer time, <br />the use of the Sherburne County Sentence to Serve Crew to pull curly leafpondweed, and <br />possibly other groups to stencil storm drains. <br /> <br />>- EVALUATION <br /> <br />1. Please describe your criteria for success. What do you want to happen as a result of <br />your activities? You may find it helpful to describe both immediate and long-term <br />effects. <br /> <br />The overall measure of success is user satisfaction i.e. fewer complaints about impaired <br />recreation on the lake due to algal blooms, Curly LeafPondweed mats and sediment build up. <br />Educate the lake homeowners and general public regarding BMPs for water quality. <br /> <br />Short-term/immediate effects: increase awareness of and educate as many people about the <br />effects their actions are having on water quality. 95% oflake shore property owners will not use <br />phosphorus lawn fertilizer, will practice BMPs for yard waste, will be aware that what goes <br />down storm drains goes into the lake. <br /> <br />Long-term effects: lower levels of phosphorus/chlorophyll a, fecal coliform counts, curly leaf <br />pondweed, water clarity and sediment build up. Increase the average annual Secchi Disc <br />Transparency from 2.3 feet to 3.0 feet. Fecal coliform levels will not exceed state health <br />standards at the public beach. Curly LeafPondweed levels will be such that recreation will not <br />be significantly impaired. The rate of sedimentation to the lake will be reduced by 50%. <br /> <br />2. How will you measure these changes? <br /> <br />The changes will be measured by the number ofBMPs implemented and the monitoring and <br />testing of the lake for phosphorus/chlorophyll a, fecal coliform, curly leaf pondweed, water <br />clarity and sediment build up <br /> <br />3. Who will be involved in evaluating this work (staff, board, constituents, community, <br />consultants)? <br /> <br />City staff, SWCD staff, MPCA, DNR, LOlA, Elk River Watershed Association. <br /> <br />4. What will you do with your evaluation results? <br /> <br />The results will be posted on the LOlA website, used for educational purposes, given to DNR <br />and MPCA for their monitoring purposes, as well as increase possible funding sources. Curly <br />LeafPondweed mapping data will be used to determine the appropriate control strategy. All <br />water quality monitoring results will be forwarded to the MPCA to be entered into the STORET <br />data base. Planning for future educational efforts and initiatives for establishing BMPs will be <br />based on the results of the project. <br />