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 is proposed for 2012.
Water quality
improvement approaches have been considered.
Destratification aeration and micro-floc are recommended