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Diagnostic-Feasibility Study of Lake George, Lake County, Indiana Contract Report 606 Diagnostic-Feasibility Study of Lake George, Lake County, Indiana by Raman K. Raman, Shun Dar Lin, and David L. Hullinger Office of Water Quality Management Wiliam C. Bogner and James A. Slowikowski Office of Hydraulics & River Mechanics George S. Roadcap Office of Ground-Water Quality Prepared for the City of Hammond, Indiana November 1996 Illinois State Water Survey Chemistry and Hydrology Divisions Champaign, Illinois A Division of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources Diagnostic-Feasibility Study of Lake George, Lake County, Indiana Raman K. Raman, William C. Bogner, Shun Dar Lin, James A. Slowikowski, and and David L. Hullinger George S. Roadcap Chemistry Division Hydrology Division Prepared for the City of Hammond, Indiana November 1996 Funded under USEPA Grant #S995209-01-0 IDEM Contract #ARN92-006 #ARN92-007A Illinois State Water Survey Champaign, Illinois A Division of the Illinois Department of Energy and Natural Resources ISSN 0733-3927 This report was printed on recycled and recyclable papers. CONTENTS Page Executive Summary 1 Introduction 4 Lake Identification and Location 4 Acknowledgments 8 Study Area 9 Lake George and the Robertsdale Industrial Park 9 Site History 9 Climatologic Conditions 11 Geological and Soil Characteristics of the Drainage Basin 11 Drainage Area 13 Public Access to the Lake Area 15 Size and Economic Structure of Potential User Population 15 Lakes within a 50-Mile Radius 22 Point Source Waste Discharge 22 Hydrologic, Bathymetric, and Sedimentation Assessment 22 Hydrologic System 22 Surface Inflow and Outflow Conditions 22 Ground-Water Conditions around Lake George 26 Hydrologic Budget 29 Bathymetric Survey 33 Sediment and Nutrient Input Budgets 33 Lakebed Characteristics 36 Limnological Assessment 36 Materials and Methods 38 Water Quality Characteristics 51 Physical Characteristics 51 Temperature and Dissolved Oxygen 51 Secchi Disc Transparencies 56 Chemical Characteristics 56 pH and Alkalinity 56 Conductivity 62 Chloride 63 Total Suspended Solids, Volatile Suspended Solids, and Total Dissolved Solids 63 Phosphorus 64 Nitrogen 65 Chemical Oxygen Demand 66 Page Oil and Grease 67 Chlorophyll 67 Biological Characteristics 67 Indicator Bacteria 67 Phytoplankton 70 Zooplankton 75 Macrophytes 78 Benthic Macroinvertebrates 83 Trophic State 84 Sediment Characteristics 91 Sediment Quality Standard 91 Historical Sediment Data 94 Current Study Data 99 Surficial Sediment Data 99 Core Sediment Data 99 Nutrients 103 Particle-Size Distribution 103 White Precipitate 103 TCLP Results 103 Lake-Use Support Analysis 108 Definition 108 Lake George Use Support 109 Biological Resources and Ecological Relationships 1ll Lake Fauna 1ll Fish Flesh Analyses 112 Terrestrial Vegetation and Animal Life 113 Plant Communities 113 Sand Forest 113 Prairie 113 Marsh 114 Shrub Swamp 114 Mammals 114 Birds 115 Reptiles and Amphibians 115 Feasibility of Water Quality and Ecosystem Management in Lake George 118 Outlet Control Structure 119 Macrophyte Control 120 Sediment Removal and Sediment Tilling 120 Sediment Exposure and Desiccation 121 Lake-Bottom Sealing 121 Shading 122 Chemical Controls 122 Page Harvesting 123 Biological Controls 124 Shallow Water Depths 125 Dredging 125 Control of Runoff and Ground-Water Leachate from Bairstow Property 128 Buffer Strip 128 Leachate Interceptor Channel 128 Objectives of Lake George Management Scheme 129 Proposed Restoration Scheme 129 Lake Deepening and Macrophyte Control 129 Control of Runoff and Leachate from the Bairstow Landfill Area 130 Lake Ecosystem Management 132 Replanting of Desirable Native Aquatic Plants 132 Addition of Physical Structures for Fish Cover 132 Fish Community Manipulation 132 Benefits Expected from Lake Management 133 Phase II Water Quality Monitoring, Schedule, and Budget 134 Monitoring Program 134 Implementation Schedule 135 Budget 135 Environmental Evaluation 135 References 138 LIST OF FIGURES Page Figure 1. Location map of Lake George 5 Figure 2. Lake George and its immediate environment 6 Figure 3. Drainage basin of Lake George and major drainage features 14 Figure 4. Public access points and facilities 16 Figure 5. Water-level hydrographs for Lake George, Wolf Lake, and representative ground-water wells 28 Figure 6. Bathymetric map of Lake George 34 Figure 7. Particle-size distribution for Lake George bed materials 37 Figure 8. Sampling locations for water quality and sediment monitoring stations 40 Figure 9. Dissolved oxygen and temperature profiles on selected dates, north basin 53 Figure 10. Dissolved oxygen and temperature profiles on selected dates, south basin 54 Figure 11. Temporal variations in water quality characteristics, north basin 60 Figure 12. Temporal variations in water quality characteristics, south basin 61 Figure 13. Types and areal extent of macrophytes 80 Figure 14. Views of the lake taken during the macrophyte survey 82 LIST OF TABLES Page Table 1. General Information about Lake George 7 Table 2. Parking and Public Access Points in Lake George 17 Table 3. Demographic and Economic Data for Surrounding Towns 18 Table 4a. Population and Economic Data for Areas near Lake George 19 Table 4b. General Employment Categories for Areas near Lake George 20 Table 5. Public Lakes within a 50-Mile Radius of Lake George 23 Table 6. Monthly Summary of Hydrologic Budget for Lake George,30 October 1992 to September 1993 30 Table 7. Annual Summary of the Hydrologic Budget of Lake George, October 1992 to September 1993 32 Table 8. Sediment and Nutrient Loading to Lake George 35 Table 9. Morphometric Details of Lake George 39 Table 10. Protocol for Field Data Collections in Lake George 41 Table 11. Analytical Procedures 43 Table 12. Sizes and Shapes of Zooplankton Used in Biomass Determination 47 Table 13. Sizes and Shapes of Algae Used in Biomass Determination 48 Table 14. Dissolved Oxygen and Temperature Observations in Lake George 52 Table 15. Percent Dissolved Oxygen Saturation in Lake George 55 Table 16. Water Quality Characteristics of Lake George, North Basin,57 October 1992 to September 1993 57 Table 17. Water Quality Characteristics of Lake George, South Basin, October 1992 to September 1993 58 Table 18. Summary of Water Quality Characteristics of Lake George 59 Table 19. Indicator Bacterial Densities in Lake George and Its Tributaries 69 Table 20. Algal Types and Densities, Biomass, and Chlorophyll in Lake George, North Basin, 1993 71 Table 21. Algal Types and Densities, Biomass, and Chlorophyll in Lake George, South Basin, 1993 73 Table 22. Zooplankton Densities in Lake George, North Basin, 1993 76 Table 23. Zooplankton Densities in Lake George, South Basin, 1993 77 Table 24. Macrophytes Collected at Lake George, July 23, 1993 79 Table 25. Observations in Lake George during Macrophyte Survey, July 23, 1993 81 Page Table 26. Benthic Macroinvertebrates Collected at Lake George 85 Table 27. Trophic State Index and Trophic State of Lake George, North Basin 87 Table 28. Trophic State Index and Trophic State of Lake George, South Basin 88 Table 29. Quantitative Definition of Lake Trophic State 89 Table 30. Nitrogen-Phosphorus Ratios (N/P) for Lake George Water Samples 90 Table 31. Classification of Illinois Lake Sediments 92 Table 32. Maximum Background Concentrations of Pollutants in Indiana Streams and Lakes 93 Table 33. Criteria for Grouping Sediments into Levels of Concern 95 Table 34. Results of Slag (Soil) Analyses for Federated Metals Property, October 5-7, f988.... 96 Table 35. Sediment Quality of Lake George 97 Table 36. Extraction Results for Lake George Sediments 98 Table 37. Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Lake George Surficial Sediments, 1993 100 Table 38. Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Lake George Core Sediment Samples, 1993 101 Table 39. Particle-Size Distribution of Lake George Surficial Sediments 104 Table 40. Results of Analyses of White Precipitate from Southwest Corner of Lake George 105 Table 41. Results of Toxicity Characteristics Leaching Procedure (TCLP) 107 Table 42. Assessment of Use Support in Lake George 110 Table 43. Birds Sighted in Lake George Area 116 Table 44. Cost of Dredging in Illinois 127 Table 45. Proposed Areas and Depths of Dredging and Corresponding Volumes and Costs 131 Table 46. Proposed Implementation Schedule for Lake George Restoration 136 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Illinois State Water Survey undertook a detailed and systematic 16-month diagnostic-feasibility study of Lake George beginning on July 1, 1992. The major objective of the project was to assess the present condition of the lake and recommend an integrated protection/mitigation plan for the lake and its watershed on the basis of this evaluation. The diagnostic study was designed to delineate the existing water quality problems and other factors affecting the lake's recreational, aesthetic, and ecological qualities; to examine the causes of degradation, if any; and to identify and quantify the sources of nutrients and any pollutants flowing into the lake. The diagnostic-feasibility study was funded 70 percent by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) under the Clean Lakes Program (section 314 of the Clean Water Act), with the remaining costs (30 percent) being contributed by the city of Hammond, IN. Located in Lake County in the far northwest corner of Indiana, Lake George sits in an industrial area within the urbanized greater Chicago region. Since the mid-1970s, a 240-acre area including Lake George has been owned by the Robertsdale Foundation, the financial support organization for Calumet
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