What is on the horizon for lake What is on the horizon for lake management?management?

By: Ryan Stanley

Lake Maintenance Manager

Integrated Lake ManagementIntegrated Lake Management

Fish and aquatic organism managementAquatic plant managementAesthetics and appearance managementDrain system and structures managementRunoff and stormwater managementErosion and sedimentation management

Fish and Aquatic Organism Fish and Aquatic Organism ManagementManagement

Balanced fish stocking in new lakes and ponds

Fish population sampling and enhancement

Electro-shocking for sampling and selective removal

Nuisance animal deterrence and control (muskrats, beavers, geese, etc.)

Attracting song birds and diversified desirable animals

Fertilization and fish feeding

Aquatic Plant ManagementAquatic Plant Management Mechanical plant

management - dip nets, rakes, cutters, mowers

Biological plant management - grass carp, tilapia, beneficial bacteria, competitive plantings

Chemical plant management - algaecides, contact herbicides, systemic herbicides, dyes

Ultra Sonic Algae Control

Aesthetics and Appearance Aesthetics and Appearance ManagementManagement

Fountains with or without lighting

Aeration and circulation with pumps and/or compressed air

Ornamental plantings on shoreline or rafts

Docks and piers

Lake Structures ManagementLake Structures Management

Renovating aging drain systems

Improving emergency spillways

Protecting, repairing and replacing pipes

Exercising valves so they will open

Protect dams Install siphons

Lake Structures ManagementLake Structures Management

Identifying watersheds Reducing pollution in

stormwater Encouraging non-

fertilized grass shoreline buffers

Encouraging reduced littering

Maintaining stormwater BMPs (Best Management Practices)

Lake Structures ManagementLake Structures Management

Lake shoreline erosion control

Watershed erosion control

Forebay sediment collection

Sediment excavation Dredging

Year – Round Lake Management Year – Round Lake Management ServiceService

Begins with Initial Service to get lake into condition for routine management– May include fish stocking, vegetation control or

excavation work– Usually includes depth profile and lime requirement

analysis– Cost depends upon services performed

Year – Round Service usually includes 2 to 12 visits per year– Cost depends upon owners’ objectives for lake

Year – Round Lake Management Year – Round Lake Management ServiceService

Each visit includes monitoring: appearance, water quality, fish population, nuisance vegetation, nuisance animals, condition of shoreline, dam, spillway, drain system, docks and structures, pick up trash, maintain fountains, aerators, pumps and fish feeders

Report includes our observations, activities and recommendations

Developing conditions can be corrected before they become expensive problems

We increase property value while you enjoy your lake

QUESTIONS?QUESTIONS?