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Date: <br />To: <br />From: <br />Subject <br />CITY OF SHOREVIEW <br />4600 Victoria Street North,. Shoreview, MN 55126 <br />(651) 490-4600 Fax (651) 490-4699 <br />(651) 490-4750 Voice/TTY <br />www.ci.shoreview.mn.us <br />October 19, 2005 <br />Mark Maloney, Public Works Director <br />Tom Wesolowski, Assistant City Engineer <br />CITY COUNCIL <br />Sandy Martin, Mayor <br />Blake Huffman <br />Larry Morrisette <br />Terry Quigley <br />Ady Wickstrom <br />Discovery of Zebra Mussels in Sucker Lake and Potential Effects on Snail <br />Lake Augmentation <br />I was contacted by the St. Paul Water Utility and the MNDNR the first week in October <br />and was told that adolescent zebra mussels had been discovered in Sucker Lake, which <br />supplies the augmentation water for Snail Lake. At the time I was contacted the <br />augmentation pump was operating so the DNR asked me to shut down the pump and <br />discontinue pumping indefinitely. <br />Sucker Lake is now designated as an "infested water" and control of the lake will fall <br />under the jurisdiction of the Ecological Services division of the MNDNR. Because the <br />augmentation pump was operating at the time the zebra mussels were discovered the <br />DRN is concerned that adolescent mussels may have been pumped to Snail Lake. A <br />survey was conducted on Snail Lake to determine if zebra mussels were present in the <br />lake but none were found. Surveys are also planned for spring and summer of 2008. <br />I have had discussions with individuals at Ecological Services and they have informed <br />me that operation ofthe augmentation pump is still possible, but new conditions will <br />most likely be placed on the pumping permit. I am currently working with Ecological <br />Services to determine what steps the SLID will have to complete to modify the pumping <br />permit. <br />If you have any questions or would like to discuss the comments please contact me at <br />651-490-4652 <br />