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<br />>70 Hypereutrophic: Heavy algal blooms <br />possible throughout the summer. <br />4. Because of the complexity of geograph- <br />ic and environmental- conditions across the <br />state, Minnesota has chosen to use the- Cori- <br />cept of Ecoregions to define typical water <br />quality conditions upon which to base stan- <br />dards and benchmarks. An eeoregion is a rel- <br />ativelylarge expanse of land containing a geo- <br />CITIZEN LAKE <br />MONITORING PROGRAM <br />Secchi disk monitoring is a good starting <br />point for your monitoring program. It is <br />important to begin collecting baseline infor- <br />mation on the. year-to-year. variability of your <br />lake. The MPCAs Citizen-Lake Monitoring <br />Program '(CLMP} providesthis very opportu=~` <br />niry. The CLMP has cone-time fee of $10 to <br />cover the cost of the Secchi disk kit. In ehe" <br />- graphically distinct collection of plants; ani- kit, volunteers will receive data sheets, <br />.SeCCIIZ GIZSIZ YnO1ZZtOY'Z12g' mals, natural communities and environmen- instructional handbook, maps of their lake, <br />iS et good starting point tai conditions. A range of typical Secchi. disk and a Secchi disk. Volunteers also receive he <br />values is calculateded for each ecoregion. A., annual Report on the Transparency;:. of <br />- or our nzonatoran <br />y g ,: lake's summer mean value can then be com- Minnesota Lakes (highlighting their data) <br />~jy~p~^ayyZ, pared xo it's. ecoregion range.. each spring, and CLMP newsletters. In addi- <br />`tion, all Secchi measurements, along with a <br />' S. The MPCA has developed narrative -.,.graph of the,.annuaL,means and the long term <br />standards to assess lake-water quality. Secchi . mean will be easily accessible on their web- <br />:. <br />disk data is used to determine if lakes meet, site. When enough data has been collected,, a- -, <br />_. ,. <br />- their aquatic recreation use formerly:refetted.: .trend analysis will be conducted ~ ` - '-• <br />to as "swimmable use" support. This use=sup- If you are mteresti~d in becori~i~g a <br />'" port classification considers swimming;-wad- CLMP -volunteer, contact' Jcrnifer Kiang <br />ing, aesthetics, and other uses. Use classifi~a= at 651-282:-2618 or- 800-67i-3864, <br />tions include: frilly, partially, and non-sup- j e n n i f e r. k 1 a n g C~ p ca .state . iii n. u s <br />porting. Or complete the application form found at <br />www.pca.state.mn:us/water/clmp.html. For <br />- ~ ~ additional information on Secchi disc moni- <br />` toying check www.mnlakes.org. <br />Page 5 <br />