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. . '. ., ' . Page 2. Report on Water Surface Control-con't. The third questionnaire sent out was a more general question- naire and went to all residents of Arden Hills. 1058 Quest- Ionnaires were sent out and 238 were returned. From those returning Questionnaires the following results wer'e obta I ned: 204 used lake Johanna; 45 used lake Josephine; 26 used Valen- tine Lake. 137 were In favor of an ordinance for lake Johanna 34 were against any restrictions for lake Johanna 28 had no opinion 131 thought we should regulate the other lakas 52 thought we should not 47 had no opinion 63 of those responding lived on lake Johanna 17 of those r~spond I ng lived on -Lake J1:lseph I ne. The hourly break down'on summer and winter' activities was a little har'der to assess-It being a much more subjective evalu- ation-but some generalizations were possible from the evidence suggested. As might be Imagined, the gr'eatest use of the lakes was for swimmlng--almost 3 times the man hours Indicated as for the next most popular summer activity, whIch was fishIng. Both of these results serving to remind us of the need for keeping our lakes as pollution fr'ee as possible. Canoeing and sailing were the next most popular summer activities, followed by water skiing and power boating. Considarable use was made of the lakes for winter sports activities, but the results of all the Quest- ionnaires plus the assessment of the commi~tee was that no very real problem existed in this area of winter recreational activi- ties. With this background In mind, the sub-committee submits the pro- posed rules for watercraft operation on lake Johanna as our suggested method for Insuring the most equitable use of the lake possible while also attempting to preserve It for "the continued pleasureable use by future generations. Shirley ludlow, Chwmn.