7.0. SR 05-14-2001 - Laserfiche WebLink

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MIS~ION 8TATEM]ENT (A_p_P_f_oved June 7t200~)j To improve and protect the water quality and depth in Lake Orono and to affect the attitudes of the public regarding both Goal #1 - Protect and/or improve the water quality in Lake Orono Objective - Reduce the sources of phosphorus entering the Lake Tasks · Reduce the number of local geese using the Lake - trapping by July 31, 2000 and gaining approval of hunting in safe areas in the current ~'no hunting zone" in time for the early goose season in 2000 · Encourage the use of buffer strips around the Lake and' other contributing waterways through education and the construction of a demonstration buffer strip by spring 2001 · Encourage the Elk River City Council to ban fertilizer containing phosphorus before the end of 2000 and educate the public on the high phosphorus conten't occurring naturally in the soil in Sherburne County · Explore ways to reduce the amount of leaves entering the Elk l~iver and Lake Orono prior to fall of 2000, i.e. more frequent street sweeping and education about dumping leaves in the River or storm sewers · Identify (inventory in the City of Elk. River by fall of 2001) and eliminate sources of farm run-off into the Elk River (working with the Elk River Watershed Board and Sherburne County Water Plan Committee) and Lake Orono (working with the City of Elk River) - ongoing · Participate in MPCA Citizen Lake Monitoring Program (SECCFU Disk monitoring May through September of each year) · Monitor phosphorus in the Lake in June and August of each · year and encourage the Sherburne County Soil and Water Conservation District to monitor phosphorus at the County Road #15 monitoring ·station and Tibbits Brook once a year · Encourage volunteerism regarding water quality issues Objective - Reduce coliform in Lake Orono Tasks · Reduce the number of geese using the Lake (see task above) s: \ b&z \ stever \lakoagda. doc