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~~L~ , <br />Working for the Region, Planning for the Future <br />Environmental Services <br />November 21, 1997 <br />JEFFREY ROESSLER, PRES. <br />GRASS LAKE WMO <br />C/O CITY OF SHOREVIEW <br />4600 VICTORIA ST. <br />SHOREVIEW MN 55126 <br />Dear Mr. Roessler: <br />As you may already be aware, the Metropolitan Council has been overseeing acitizen-assisted lake <br />monitoring program since 1993. This year's m~ritoring, which involved 60 lakes in 1l sponsor <br />watersheds, four sponsor cities, and two sponsor counties has been underway since mid-April. <br />Although, we have yet to complete the analysis of the 1997 monitoring data, citizen involvement and <br />enthusiasm as well as their collection of valid data in eac~l of the previous years of CAMP (determined <br />through quality assurance checks), point to the program's success. <br />The purpose of the lake monitoring program is designed to provide lake and watershed managers with <br />good lake quality data as well as involve local interested citizens. In order to determine potential <br />involvement we need to hear from you about the interest of your watershed management organization <br />(WMO), and local governing agencies in participating in this survey program. It would also be useful <br />if you would indicate to us which lakes you would like to include in the 1998 sampling program. As <br />was the case a year ago, we envision that WMOs and local governing agencies will be the primary <br />liaison for the citizens who do the sampling and the Council staff who coordinate the collection and <br />analysis of samples. Involving citizens serves the dual role of substantially reducing the cost of <br />obtaining data and at the same time, involving local residents in water quality issues. <br />Citizen volunteers, using simple field collection and preservation techniques, can be trained to collect <br />credible data. The sampling program involves collecting samples from the lake surface at bi-weekly <br />intervals throughout the summer (mid-April through mid-October), for a total of 14 sampling visits. <br />Volunteers collect water to be analyzed for total phosphorus, total Kjeldahl nitrogen and chlorophyll, <br />and measure surface temperature and :eater transparency with a Secchi disk. Water samples are <br />processed and then stored in the citizens' home freezers for later pick-up by Council staff, and <br />volunteers use inexpensive sampling equipment provided by the Council as part of the overall cost per <br />lake site. Council staff will also collect occasional samples far quality assurance. The cost to the <br />WMOs or local governing agency in 1998 will again be X1,000 per lake site per summer. This cost <br />includes equipment, lab analyses, as well as receiving a copy of the data and a report. The cost will be <br />slightly less (approximately $860}, if the sampling equipment was already acquired as part of CAMP in <br />previous years. <br />Council staff will assist when needed, but we feel the WMOs or local governing agencies benefit most <br />from the involving its citizens in the monitoring process. The Council will train the citizen volunteers, <br />collect the samples for analysis, provide quality assurance sampling, and report the sample results to <br />the WMOs and local governing agencies. <br />230 East Fifth Street St. Paul, Minnesota 55101-1633 (612) 222-8423 Fax 229-2183 TDD/TTY 229-3760 <br />An Equnl Opportunity Ernp(oyer <br />
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