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[email protected]. Authors Biran Gedlinske, Wade Kooiman, and Katie Olsen This report is available at UNI ScholarWorks: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/other_facpub/2 Lake Water Quality, Recreation, & Restoration The Importance of Stakeholder Involvement Sustainable Tourism and Environment Program (STEP) University of Northern Iowa Fall 2011 Lake Water Quality, Recreation & Restoration: The Importance of Stakeholder Involvement Researchers Brian Gedlinske Wade Kooiman Katie Olsen Advisors Jill Lankford, MLA, MUP Sam Lankford, Ph.D. Sustainable Tourism and Environment Program University of Northern Iowa December, 2011 Lake Water Quality, Recreation, & Restoration i www.uni.edu/step Executive Summary Historically, Iowa’s lakes have been plagued with numerous water quality problems including excessive siltation, nutrients, pesticides, and bacterial contamination.