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July 2008 Newsletter Since the Proper DEQ Permits Reportedly Had Not Been Obtained July 2008 Newsletter since the proper DEQ permits reportedly had not been obtained. Shoreline alterations up to the highwater mark, such as rip-rap, sea walls, dredging, building permanent shoreline structures, filling wetlands, and building boat ramps all require permits from the DEQ. Other changes to the surface soil which could affect erosion and are within 500 feet of the lakeshore also require DEQ approval--typically these Dean W. Ginther, President, ESLA Part 91 permits are issued by the County Soil Conservation District. Although President’s Message there are substantial fines for not following these regulations, once the I recently received a call from an ESLA damage is done, it is often difficult to member living on the south end of Elk restore. Lake. A new house was being built near his property. Reportedly, the shoreline So what would be more appropriate had been essentially clear-cut, removing shoreline property management practices virtually all of the existing mature trees for new or existing riparians? According along with other shoreline undergrowth. to research conducted by Viktor While this may be “legal” in some local Polyakov, Ali Fares, and Micah H. townships if there is no existing Ryder (2005) “numerous studies have shoreline buffer ordinance, it is neither shown the effectiveness of riparian necessary nor appropriate. Further, the buffers in reducing sediment, pathogens, stark appearance of this now austere and nutrient loads into surface and shoreline is aggravated if the property groundwater in agricultural catchments. owner and contractor proceed to armor Reported retention rates of sediment, N, the stripped shoreline with large and P were as high as 97%, 85%, and boulders (rip-rap) or a seawall. 84%, respectively”. Therefore, Ironically, the need to armor shorelines maintaining native shoreline vegetation for erosion control is often (not always) is considered a good practice. Shoreline a direct result of removing the natural vegetation, especially trees and shoreline trees and vegetation. In this understory plants with strong root specific case, disturbing the shoreline systems, resist erosion, provide habitat, also fell into the category of illegal, absorb nutrients and runoff, and reduce or eliminate the need for lawn maintenance. Likewise, for property property owners. For example, at the Tip particularly as it relates to maintaining owners” and “members owners that inherited shoreline turf, of the Mitt Watershed website, you can accurate membership information. without properties”. (Fall) reducing the turf adjacent to the find fertilizer tips for lakeshore lawns x Update and maintain shoreline by planting a shoreline buffer (http://www.watershedcouncil.org/ferttip Therefore, this is an initial announcement to email addresses for is now a practice recommended by most s.html). Information is also available solicit interest from persons that may be members conservation organizations. For those from many other sources, such as the qualified for this position. The position 2. Enter annual membership that wish to continue their shoreline MSU Extenstion Office, the Grand would be as an independent contractor to be information in the database. lawns, using no fertilizer near the Travsere Bay Watershed Center, and the hired for not more than 20 hours per month (January - summer) shoreline and a no phosphate fertilizer in Soil Conservation District. at a rate of between $15-$20 per hour. A x Collect dues envelopes other areas are good practices. Not over laptop computer and software will be form P.O. Box and open watering lakeside turf is a good practice Spring Weather provided, if needed. No other benefits will x Assign a sequence since over watering promotes runoff of Summary be provided. number sediment, nutrients and pesticides. If a x Enter data in the dues lawn service provides lawn care, Administrative Assistant Duties It has been, with the form in the database fertilizer and pesticides should be exception of a few x Perform self-checks applied in a manner that is consistent weeks, a cool and wet 1. Maintain the ESLA riparian x Provide checks to with recommendations for best turf spring and early database treasurer management along lakeshore properties. summer. Everything Keep the data for properties and 3. Annually send out reminder If a lakeside residence is designed to is green now and the mosquito crop is very riparian owners current in the letters to those who were collect rain into gutters, the rooftop healthy. Following is a March 1 – June 20 database. members in either of the two sediment and runoff should not be summary of the monthly highs (HT), lows x Identify new riparians previous year but who have not directed into the lake. Sediment and (LT), mean (MT), mean wind speed (MWS) through dues submissions sent in dues for the current year. nutrients also can be introduced directly with high wind speed in parenthesis, and and add to the database. (spring) into the lake by transporting sand to rainfall as recorded by a Davis weather (January - summer) 4. Provide periodic reports to the build artificial sandy beach areas or station x Through returned first President and Board regarding depositing leaves or grass cuttings into (http://www.wunderground.com/weatherstat class ESLA membership and trends. the water. Hard shoreline armoring, such ion/WXDailyHistory.asp?ID=KMIRAPID4) correspondence identify (ongoing) as seawalls, should be considered a last located on the east side of Elk Lake. address changes and “bad 5. Provide address mailing lists or resort measure to control erosion. While addresses,” record in mailing labels as needed for seawalls and other forms or shoreline M HT LT MT MWS Rain database and resolve the ESLA mailings. (ongoing) and hardening may reduce erosion if “bad addresses” by distribute newsletter to email constructed property, their presence can Mar 47.7 -5.5 25.4 3.2 (29) 0.96 identifying a correct subscribers. increase erosion on adjoining properties. April 78.7 20.7 43.4 3.3 (35) 3.15 address or new 6. Send out welcome letters and As new erosion technologies continue to May 72.8 31.7 49.1 3.5 (30) 2.13 ownership. (ongoing) packets of information (Riparian develop, such as nets, mats, geotextiles, June 81.4 47.1 63.5 2.3 (26) 3.90 x Annually compare Handbook, ESLA history paper, there are alternatives to preventing database records with recent newsletter and dues shoreline erosion that don’t require ESLA Administrative Assistant those of the three counties envelope) to newly identified seawalls and large rip-rap. Septic system to identify new riparian riparians. (Fall) inspection and maintenance are good owners and newly split 7. Manage membership incentive practices but septic systems should not For more than a year, the ESLA Board of properties, and make program. be pumped out unnecessarily often. Directors has been considering the merits of changes in the database 8. Attend and participate in the hiring a part-time administrative assistant. and on maps accordingly. planning and conduct of ESLA ESLA, as well as many other After considerable deliberation, it was (Fall) Board meetings and the annual conservation and local governmental decided that an administrative assistant x Annually reconcile meeting. organizations, also can provide materials would be an asset to the organization, “properties without 9. Other membership or and expertise to educate and assist administrative duties as needed maintenance. Likewise, for property property owners. For example, at the Tip particularly as it relates to maintaining owners” and “members owners that inherited shoreline turf, of the Mitt Watershed website, you can accurate membership information. without properties”. (Fall) reducing the turf adjacent to the find fertilizer tips for lakeshore lawns x Update and maintain shoreline by planting a shoreline buffer (http://www.watershedcouncil.org/ferttip Therefore, this is an initial announcement to email addresses for is now a practice recommended by most s.html). Information is also available solicit interest from persons that may be members conservation organizations. For those from many other sources, such as the qualified for this position. The position 2. Enter annual membership that wish to continue their shoreline MSU Extenstion Office, the Grand would be as an independent contractor to be information in the database. lawns, using no fertilizer near the Travsere Bay Watershed Center, and the hired for not more than 20 hours per month (January - summer) shoreline and a no phosphate fertilizer in Soil Conservation District. at a rate of between $15-$20 per hour. A x Collect dues envelopes other areas are good practices. Not over laptop computer and software will be form P.O. Box and open watering lakeside turf is a good practice Spring Weather provided, if needed. No other benefits will x Assign a sequence since over watering promotes runoff of Summary be provided. number sediment, nutrients and pesticides. If a x Enter data in the dues lawn service provides lawn care, Administrative Assistant Duties It has been, with the form in the database fertilizer and pesticides should be exception of a few x Perform self-checks applied in a manner that is consistent weeks, a cool and wet 1. Maintain the ESLA riparian x Provide checks to with recommendations for best turf spring and early database treasurer management along lakeshore properties. summer. Everything Keep the data for properties and 3. Annually send out reminder If a lakeside residence is designed to is green now and the mosquito crop is very riparian owners current in the letters to those who were collect rain into gutters, the rooftop healthy. Following is a March 1 – June 20 database. members in either of the two sediment and runoff should not be summary of the monthly highs (HT), lows x Identify new riparians previous year but who have not directed into the lake. Sediment and (LT), mean (MT), mean wind speed (MWS) through dues submissions sent in dues for the current year.
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