MitchellLakeProjectStatus
Project Background
Mitchell Lake is surrounded by
residential communities and parkland.
The lake is accessible through a public lake access and extensively
fished year-round by residents and other citizens. Mitchell Lake is an important water body with
nearly five miles of shoreline.
Infestations of Eurasian water milfoil and curly leaf pondweed
contribute to impairment of water quality and recreational use. Serious algal blooms occur throughout the
summer, particularly in later months.
The Mitchell Lake Use
Attainability Analysis recommended a multi-year approach to alum treatments to
manage phosphorus and reduce algal blooms, and herbicide and other treatments
to control invasive aquatic plants.
Implementation is expected to extend over the next decade with
monitoring and reporting of success.
Current Project Status
District weed
harvesting will occur in 2012. A Lake or
Bay-Wide Invasive Aquatic Plant Management Permit Application was prepared and
submitted to the MnDNR. The anticipated area is 40 acres. In addition to the permit application a grant
application for Aquatic Invasive Species Control Projects was submitted to the
DNR. This grant amount if received will
be $150/acre harvested.