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View of Silver Lake from southeast shoreline.

Water quality is everyone's concern:

Articles of Interest   

  • 1. Pest management-Inland lakes
  • http://www.msue.msu.edu/waterqual/IPMExotic.pdf
  • 2. Maintaining septic system.
  • http://www.msue.msu.edu/waterqual/docs/wq13p1.html
  • additional septic info: 
  • http://www.msue.msu.edu/imp/modwq/wq390930.html
  • http://www.msue.msu.edu/imp/modwq/wq130001.html
  • 3. Turf Tips for waterfront property.
  •     Fertilize to preserve lake water quality.
  •     Maintaining turf on waterfront.
  •     Mowing turf on lake lots.
  •     Managing your yard waste.
  • http://www.msue.msu.edu/waterqual/docs/wq25p1.html
  • http://www.msue.msu.edu/waterqual/docs/wq03p1.html
  • 4. Additional water quality information available at MSU web site. http://www.msue.msu.edu/waterqual/wq-mats.html 

Each year our association members, with the help of other agencies, monitor Silver Lakes quality. This establishes a base line for water changes throughout the years. If you are interested in more detail or would like to assist in the evaluation, contact your board. Additional detail lake quality information is also available at these sites:

SOURCES OF INFORMATION

RELEVANT TO

INLAND LAKE

WATER QUALITY

 

 

      COOPERATIVE LAKES MONITORING PROGRAM (CLMP) – ANNUAL SUMMARY REPORTS (INCLUDES WATER QUALITY DATA FOR LAKES PARTICIPATING IN CLMP)

    AVAILABLE ON LINE AT: http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3313_3686_3731---,00.html

     

    2. CLMP MEASUREMENTS (HOW AND WHY WATER QUALITY MEASUREMENTS ARE TAKEN)

    AVAILABLE ON LINE AT: http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3313_3686_3731-14773--,00.html

     

    3. UNDERSTANDING LAKE DATA (20 PAGES)

    AVAILABLE ON LINE AT: www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/water/fhp/lakes/under/index.htm

     

    4. LAKE ECOLOGY PRIMER (21 WEB PAGES)

    AVAILABLE AT: http://waterontheweb.org/under/lakeecology/

     

    5. LAKE CLASSIFICATIONS – PART I

    AVAILABLE AT: http://www.mlswa.org/lkclassif1.htm

     

    6. LAKE CLASSIFICATIONS – PART II

    AVAILABLE AT: http://www.mlswa.org/lkclassf.htm

     

    7. FOAM ON LAKES AND STREAMS (2 pages)

AVAILABLE AT: http;//www.deq.state.mi.us/deq-ead-tas-foam.pdf

8. ALGAE: A NATURALLY OCCURING PHENOMENON (2 PAGES)

AVAILABLE ONLINE AT: http;//www.deq.state.mi.us/deq-ead-tas-algae.pdf

 

    WEB SITES OF INTEREST TO LAKE RESIDENTS

    MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, INLAND LAKES AND STREAMS WEB PAGE: http://www.michigan.gov/deq/0,1607,7-135-3313_3681---,00.html

    MICHIGAN LAKE AND STREAM ASSCIATIONS WEB PAGE: http://www.mlswa.org/

    NORTH AMERICAN LAKE MANAGEMENT SOCIETY (NALMS)

http://www.nalms.org/

MICHIGAN WATERFRONT ALLIANCE

http://www.mwai.org/

 

Swimmers itch treatment:   http://www.hope.edu/swimmersitch/

Crystal Lake reference (to many important links they have researched)http://www.clwf.org/clwflink.htm#Internet

    BOOKS ON LAKE TOPICS

    LANDSCAPING FOR WILD LIFE AND WATER QUALITY

    AVAILABLE IN HARDCOPY AT MINNESOTA BOOKSTORE, 117 UNIVERSITY AVENUE, SAINT PAUL, MN 55155, TEL 1-800-657-3757

     

MANAGING LAKES AND RESERVOIRS

    AVAILABLE IN HARD COPY FROM NORTH AMERICAN LAKE MANAGEMENT SOCIETY, PO BOX 5443, MADISON, WI 53705, TEL 1-608-233-2836 , www.nalms.org

MICHIGAN COOPERATIVE MONITORING PROGRAM  http://www.mi-water-cmp.org/

 

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