Th e Re v i v a l o f Pu tt e n a h a l l i La k e When community works together, Lakes can come to life

Every Lake Counts

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What began as a dream became a reality. The once dying (Puttakere) Lake in South Bengaluru which we adopted in May 2011 is now a beautiful thriving water body teeming with fish, birds and other living organisms. From one Wild date palm (Phoenix sylvestris) in the largely dry lake bed in 2008, we now have many species and over 400 trees, countless shrubs and climbers around the periphery of the water. The entire area has undergone a sea change. This did not happen overnight but over eight years of systematic hard work doing what we believe is the best for the lake. Not alone but by working in partnership with the government and involving the people living in the vicinity of the lake. For, our ultimate aim is to make our lake the responsibility of the community. Only then will it survive now and in the future.

As much as we take pride in the lake as it is now, we are grateful to Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), all our volunteers, well-wishers and donors. They lead us to believe that nothing is impossible if we work together. We can bring lakes back to life and make open spaces green and growing. Rich or poor, clean air and water are the only true and vital legacies we can leave our children.

Usha Rajagopalan Chairperson Puttenahalli Neighbourhood Lake Improvement Trust

“We have the choice to use the gift of our life to make the world a better place--or not to bother. ” Jane Goodall

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Not long ago lakes and open wells were the source Several cities and towns in our country have a of fresh water for the population in Bengaluru. It rich legacy of lakes and freshwater bodies. These was blessed with a series of cascading lakes and function as freshwater ecosystems, providing good rainfall. As the city grew, more buildings came essential environmental services. They provided up and more earth became covered with concrete a wide range of ecosystem benefits to ‘Cities’ and preventing percolation that would replenish ground ‘Citizens’. Some of these water bodies harbour water. On the other hand, the number of bore wells great diversities and concentration of bird species. are increasing further depleting ground water. The Hence, conservation of these water bodies is situation is grave and brooks no delay. The obvious imperative. It is in this context that Puttenhalli Lake solution is to fall back on our natural resources – is an important example - promoting the value lakes. We must restore Raja Kaluves and Storm of waterbodies to local community and residents Water Drains and lakes. We must stop sewage through education, learning and volunteering. and chemical effluents from contaminating water Conservation of water resources and its wise use bodies or set up Sewage Treatment Plants (STP). needs to become mainstream in our ‘Hearts’ and Above all Reduce, Recycle and Reuse and harvest ‘Minds’. ‘Citizen Science’ and ‘Experiential Learning’ rain water. programmes present a unique opportunity to promote the importance of public engagement Do not just wait for the government to act. Take in understanding the significance of freshwater inspiration from PNLIT. Only when citizens and the and green spaces and to inspire people to help public at large work together with the authorities, conserve them. will our water woes end. We do hope you will join us in our collective quest for healthy and sustainable freshwater ecosystems. S. Prabhala Environment Trust Together we can leave a positive legacy for the future generations.

Raghuvansh Saxena CEO Earthwatch Institute

“ Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Margaret Mead

5 Bengaluru: City of Lakes

Located on the Deccan Plateau at an elevation of about 3,000 feet, with the surrounding land sloping gently, Bengaluru is dependent on local rainfall. The average annual rainfall of nearly 1000 mm would run off the slope, creating scarcity in summer. from the Vijayanagara dynasty, constructed bunds on the natural valley system and built lakes (called ‘tanks’) in the region. In the 1800s, Major Sankey then Chief Engineer of Mysore interconnected these tanks in a cascading system of storm-water drains called Rajakaluve. Overflow from one tank filled the next and prevented flooding during monsoon. Bengaluru came to be called the ‘City of Thousand Lakes.’

6 Puttenahalli Neighbourhood oversee the work. With BBMP inviting us in May 2011 to Lake Improvement Trust (PNLIT) sign an MoU, PNLIT became the first citizen custodians of a lake in Bengaluru. It is a matter of great satisfaction to see the lake full of life and the surroundings green Safeguarding Puttenahalli Lake and vibrant. Some of PNLIT’s initiatives which led (Puttakere) to the transformation of the lake are: The plight of this lake in our neighbourhood, J.P.Nagar (1). Prevention of sewage from entering the lake - The 7th Phase, made us realise that civic administration Bengaluru Water Supply and Sewerage Board alone cannot be held responsible for diminishing forests, (BWSSB) laid an underground drain in the bund. lakes and public open spaces. Citizens must also (2). Finding and provisioning new sources of water – contribute to safeguarding these common resources. The Trust got BBMP to divert surface runoff from We mooted a campaign in 2008 to save what an adjacent avenue into the lake. remained of Puttenahalli Lake from further shrinkage. Our endeavour paid off when the Bruhat Bengaluru (3). Feeding the lake with excess water from the Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) removed some of the illegal Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) of an apartment constructions and partially fenced the boundary, an complex, a pilot project of the State area of 13 acres and 25 guntas before beginning the Pollution Control Board (KSPCB). process of rejuvenating the lake in early 2010. This (4). Planting trees, climbers and shrubs to attract birds boosted our morale and belief that an ordinary citizen’s and butterflies voice can be heard and that together we can indeed (5). Planting artificial perches in the lakebed for birds. make a difference to society. In June 2010, we formed (6). Improving water quality by growing plants in floating the Puttenahalli Neighbourhood Lake Improvement platforms, an innovation in Bengaluru. Trust (PNLIT), a not-for-profit charitable trust, to

PNLIT acknowledges with deep gratitude all help received from the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP Lakes), Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB), Karnataka State Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), corporate partners, donors and the community around the lake.

Current Board of Trustees - Usha Rajagopalan, Arathi Manay, O.P. Ramaswamy, Nupur Jain, Sangita Agrawal, Divya Shetty

Core Volunteers - Sapana Rawat, Vijaya Balasubramaniam, Nandhini Sriraaman, Geetha Bhandary, Meher Vani, Shana Gokul, Madhurima Das, S.K. Srinivas, Vishnupriya Hathawar

Earthwatch Institute India- Surbhi Sharma

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Puttenahalli Neighbourhood Lake Improvement Trust (PNLIT)

Puttenahalli Neighbourhood Lake Improvement Trust (PNLIT) in J.P.Nagar, South Bengaluru was registered in June 2010 as a non-profit charitable trust. The main planks of PNLIT are Puttenahalli lake conservation; assisting the government in resolving local issues; building local small businesses and supporting initiatives that will make the neighbourhood more hospitable and a better place to live in. Given the small size of our team, we have been focusing on bringing a Puttenahalli lake slowly back to life.

Vision Encourage local communities to partner with the government to restore and nurture lakes in Bengaluru.

Mission Make Puttenahalli Lake, a People’s Lake, replicable model of a citizen-led conservation project.

Synopsis of Activities: (a). Nurturing the lake and its surroundings (b). Developing the lake as a focal point of promoting environment awareness (c). Encouraging and activating the local community to participate in nurturing the lake.

Puttenahalli Lake 2018

Funding Sources It includes donations from neighbourhood residents and Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) grants for projects.

8 A Community Endeavour

To promote environmental awareness, we organise several programmes throughout the year for young people and adults at the lake premises. We invite residents and corporate employees to volunteer for “shramdan” at the lake. Such weekend gardening sessions become an invaluable “family time” with parents showing their children by example how to nurture trees and plants. Employees of companies spend delightful and useful hours working at the lake. Along with sharing our experience with these volunteers and potential lake groups, we also give talks and presentations at schools, corporate offices, media and public forums about the need and role of citizen participation in saving the environment.

9 Puttenahalli Lake Alive - Flora and Fauna

10 Problems and Issues

Nurturing an open space is fraught with natural and manmade problems. Encroachers living on the bund make our lake especially vulnerable. In order to protect its fragile ecosystem we have had to deal with trespassers, poachers, vandals and arsonists as much as find solutions to fill the lake with clean wateror remove invasive weeds like Salvinia molesta, Alligator weed and Duckweed.

11 Measures to Transform the Lake

More than being mere watchdogs, we find ways to improve the lake and its premises. We get the infrastructural work done either through the BBMP or with CSR grants for specific projects with approval from the BBMP. Some of these initiatives are unique to Puttenahalli Lake, evolving from our problem-solving process. After a successful trial run of several months, we share the experience with others. Such as (1). Grill in the silt traps, (2). Improving the quality of the water with Artificial Floating Islands, (3). Revamping the wetland area, (4). Installing a drip irrigation system and (5). Erecting a pergola for climbers over a particular stretch where it is not possible to grow trees that will provide a natural canopy and shade.

12 Enhancing Green Cover

Since July 2010 we have planted nearly 400 trees, countless shrubs and climbers with the help of residents, donors and volunteers. Most of these species have been chosen to attract birds, butterflies or are indigenous varieties, quite a few with medicinal properties. We have begun putting name boards on the different species.

Increasing Water Level

Surface runoff even from new sources is available only during the monsoon and is not sufficient to fill the lake. In May 2014, we requested South City Apartment Complex in the southeast of the lake to discharge their excess treated water into the lake. PNLIT signed a MoU jointly with the apartment association and the BBMP with Karnataka State Pollution Control Board monitoring the quality of the water. The Chairman, Karnataka State Pollution Control Board, inaugurated this pilot project on 17th May 2015. With a daily discharge of approximately three lakhs to four lakh litres from the Sewage Treatment Plant into the lake, the once dry lake filled with water and overflowed for the first time in July 2016.

Fish in the Water

We stocked the lake with 3000 fingerlings in September 2013. In late 2015, the Fisheries Department gave the fishing right to a contractor. Once we removed excess weeds from the water in April 2016, the contractor introduced varieties such as Indian Catla, Rohu, Mrigal, Chinese Carp (Common, Silver and Grass) and Snakehead (Varal). Three or four times a week he catches a sizeable quantity of fish, each one weighing several kilos.

13 Bird Habitat

In addition to planting trees around the periphery, we have planted stakes in the lake bed as perches. Our floating platforms are a favourite perch too. We had left a good couple of acres of the 10-acre water stretch as a swamp for birds. In August 2017, the encroachers living on the lake bund got the entire stretch cleared causing destruction of food source and bird nests. We at PNLIT are trying to rebuild their habitat. Despite this setback, residents from the area and professional birders from across the city visit the lake for bird watching. They have reported their sighting of over 100 bird species at the lake in ebird.org. To document the impact of our efforts to improve the lake and its surroundings as an avian sanctuary, one of our volunteers has been doing a weekly count on the species and their numbers Bird Map of Puttenahalli Lake since November 2014.

14 Artificial Floating Islands

Along with planning to feed the lake with treated water, we began looking into how to purify the treated water further. One simple idea was hydroponics where plants grow absorbing nutrients present in the water. In June 2016 we launched prototype of frames made of PVC pipes with a mesh on either side. The first plant species we introduced were Canna indica, colocasia and vetiver. We test the water samples for pH, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, BOD, total solids, total dissolved solids, nitrates and phosphates. We upload the reports on our website. We have now introduced more species such as Pistia stratiotes (water cabbage), Hydrocotyle (water/ Indian pennywort), Cyperus alternifolius (umbrella grass).

Revamping the Wetland

Given that the water area is only 13 acres, the wetland is less than an acre and is separated from the main body by a line of boulders that is about 7 ft high. Four rainwater inlets and the STP line are located in the wetland. For several years we tried to avoid looking at the wetland simply because we didn’t know how to maintain it. It was filthy, overgrown, littered with all sorts of stuff, some of which entered with rainwater and the rest thrown in by an indifferent public.

As the first step to rejuvenating the wetland, the water level had to be reduced. In June 2016, we diverted the STP pipeline from the wetland into the main body of the lake. BBMP cleaned out the area in February 2017 and again in April. Almost at once, duckweed (lemna perpusilla) took over the entire area. We knew by experience that it does not multiply as much if there is movement in the water. Therefore we shifted the STP pipeline back into the wetland. Within a few days, the duckweed disappeared. We then began to install a line of AFIs all around the edge of the wetland area and rows of AFIs within the water zone.

The plant species here are Canna indica, Hydrocotyle, Cyperus alternifolius, and Alocasia. Our biggest failure, surprisingly, was with the common Typha latifolia. Commonly called Bulrush or “Jondu” in , this species is such a favourite with birds like the Eurasian Coot or the Purple Swamphen that they do not wait for the shoots to grow. We are now devising ways to protect the plants in the initial days.

15 Sharing Knowledge

Our ideas and sustained work on the ground have generated a great deal of interest among researchers, environmentalists, government officials and other lake groups. They visit our lake to see what we have accomplished. The Karnataka Lake Conservation and Development Authority has introduced our AFI in and Agara Lakes. To educate children on natural resources, Environmental Management and Policy Research Institute brought a group of school children to the lake on World Wetlands Day, 2nd February 2018. Puttenahalli Lake or aspects of it have been the subject of study for students of several schools; researchers from the Indian Institute of Science, Earthwatch Institute India, Azim Premji University, Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies among others. Outside Bangaluru, we have had students from CEPT University, Ahmedabad, School of Environmental and Public Affairs, Indiana University, USA and Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm. We share our experience especially with lake champions who contact us or visit the lake. We are blessed to be able to accomplish our goal in a short time. If our learning leads to the speedier revival of other lakes, together we will be able to make our city regain its lost glory as the “City of Lakes.” With many trusts using our trust deed as the template, a few even have a similar name to ours such as the Area Improvement Trust or the Neighbourhood Improvement Trust.

Keeping everyone in the loop

• Information about happenings at the lake are shared regularly by email to residents, CSR partners, donors and members of our egroup. • Stakeholders are also updated through “Puttenahalli Post,” our blog in Citizen Matters. • PNLIT website http://www.puttenahallilake.in is another platform and resource for people to know more about the ongoing work and journey. • Bi-annual newsletter titled “Ripples” features articles related to Puttenahalli Lake and on topics dealing with environment issues.

16 Puttenahalli Lake Alive - with Residents of All Ages

17 Awards and Accolades

• Key to My Liveable City, 2017, Mumbai. Awarded on Nov. 21st by My Liveable City, an international journal “For making our cities more liveable through their citizens’ initiative to rejuvenate the environment.” • “Prakruti Mitra” Award, 2015. Instituted jointly by BNM Institute of Technology, Bangalore and Heritage, a non-profit NGO. • Winner, 94.3 Radio One’s #Bangalore At Its Best awards, 2015. • Winner, Earth Day Network-India’s Sheher GREEN Karo It’s Our Turn to Lead Contest, 2015. One of six winners across 45 Indian cities. • Felicitation from Rotary Club, Bangalore South Parade, 2014. • Namma Bengaluru Award, 2012. An initiative to thank ordinary citizens for their extraordinary contributions to the city by the Namma Bengaluru Foundation. • First runner-up, People’s Green Award, 2012. • Finalist, Spark the Rise, a platform to propel positive change in India, 2012. • Featured as an Eco-Saviour on Times Now TV “Amazing Indians” Series 1, 2012.

18 Organizational Continuity By 2025

Managing and grooming successors is as much a • A little over one acre of the lake bund has not been challenge for us as it is for a business establishment. handed over to PNLIT for maintenance. Once To ensure that the lake is always nurtured even this is done, we will convert the bulk of the area after the founder trustees exit or step back, we use into a refuge for birds. The two extreme ends of our interactions with our many volunteers to gauge this rectangular plot will have an innovative play their interest and commitment. Once we locate the area for children and a lotus pond at one end; an right person, we groom them by sharing our experience exercise unit for adults and a small garden waste and more importantly, assigning responsibilities and composting unit at the other. This will complete allowing them to do, learn and grow. We have inducted our endeavour to make the lake a public space for three such individuals as Neighbourhood Trustees. the community to relax, learn and appreciate the marvels of nature.

Day to day Operations • Build a strong volunteer base who will lead PNLIT’s different community initiatives and who can later be Long term and sustained maintenance of the lake and its absorbed into the Trust. premises require a structured management system. We observe no hierarchy in the Trust even though we have • Substantially build our corpus fund to meet routine a designation. For better functioning, we have divided lake maintenance expenses. ourselves into two teams, management/operations and accounts. PNLIT full time staff comprises an administrator, four gardeners and a safai karamchari. The administrator oversees the gardening and cleaning work, assists the trustees in organizing and conducting events at the lake, procures plant saplings, getting tools repaired, ensuring that visitors to the lake do not litter or misuse the premises, etc. We hire additional labourers on need basis. Though the trustees get a daily update from the administrator, we visit the lake individually or together at times more than once a day.

19 Earthwatch Institute India* and Puttenahalli Neighbourhood Lake Improvement Trust - a collaboration to bring Citizen Science and Experiential Learning to Lake Conservation

PNLIT and EWI work together in the following areas:

(a). Promoting water quality and conservation of urban blue and green space using citizen science approach,

(b). Nature watch and interpretation using experiential learning approach,

(c). Awareness programmes / workshops for other RWAs at Puttenahalli Lake and sharing PNLIT experience

(d). Programmes for neighborhood, residents and walkers on the importance of lake and finally,

(e). Educational programmes for students, teachers, executives and volunteers on conservation of lake and biodiversity conservation. Our Citizen Science initiatives would combine volunteering at Puttenahalli Lake using citizen science approach along-with bespoke facilitated sessions designed to increase understanding of environment and sustainability issues.

*Earthwatch Institute India (EWI) is a premier scientific research, educational and skill development institution in the field of environment, energy and sustainable development with considerable experience of working with world class institutions. EWI works with technologists, scientists, educators, facilitators and trainers to implement various projects and programmes. EWI is working in collaboration with Indian Institute of Science on a scientific research project titled “Lakes of Bengaluru as drivers of an enriched blue and green cityscape”. This is part of our countrywide programme on conservation of Urban Blue (lakes and water bodies) and Green Spaces (urban forest) initiative. EWI is creating a niche in its work in citizen science, experiential learning and skill development in the green sector. (http://earthwatchindia.org/)

20 Citizen Science Programmes

Time and again, ‘Citizen Scientists’ — members of the public who voluntarily help scientific studies — have made a difference to research. With a well planned scientific research project, a list of tasks suitable for general public, and a science leader who can ensure that volunteers are productive, citizen science can work. Volunteers can not only help to gather scientific research data but also help in data analysis. Citizen Science has the potential to bring young people and science together at the field level and empower them with knowledge, understanding and conviction to build conservation efforts. Creating and developing an effective citizen science model that fosters partnership between people, science and scientists will be a significant step towards this end. The value of the citizen scientists extends beyond data collection; the knowledge, inspiration and insight they take back to their could affect their lives and attitudes and those around them for years to come.

Through citizen science approach, monitoring of water quality can be undertaken to measure:

(a). Water Quality Assessment

1. Visual observations: general conditions pertaining to: water flow, quality, odour; ecosystem, buffer, flora, weeds, algal blooms, etc; buffer condition- vegetation types, invasive, non-invasive, pollution (garbage), land use in floodplain, resource use by people in general and specific uses.

2. Bio-chemical measurements: recorded using field testing equipment- pH, salinity, electrical conductance, total dissolved solids, dissolved oxygen, nutrients- ammonia, nitrates, nitrites, phosphates.

3. Optical measurements: turbidity (Secchi disk), euphotic depth. Field water analysis kits will be used to measure physico-chemical parameters. Titrimetric and colorimetry tests will be carried out using these kits, while hand- held portable instruments will be used for measuring pH, salinity, electrical conductance, total dissolved solids and dissolved oxygen.

(b). Bird Diversity Assessment

1. Point counts and total bird counts from sampling location. Identification and listing of species observed during different seasons.

2. The observer(s) perform a standardised survey along a series of points, searching bird species both water birds and terrestrial. For each species detected, they record the distance from the point. The high-quality data generated during this programme, besides giving us a clarity on the ecosystem health, will also positively contribute towards effective management practice for urban fresh water conservation.

21 Experiential Learning Programmes

Citizen Science programmes combine volunteering at the field along with bespoke facilitated sessions designed to increase understanding of environmental issues. This model of field based learning fills knowledge gaps, both environmental as well as scientific. It also creates sensitivity to our environment by reconnecting to nature. Experiential learning enables participants to explore their own as well as others values and belief in connection with the natural world and encourages participants to crystalize their vision for environmental sustainability and build a strategy for themselves.

Mobile Applications and Digital Tools as New Platforms in Citizen Science and Experiential Learning.

Tree Watch, Bird Find, Bees and Butterflies, Pollinators and Frog Find are some of the digital environmental field guides that serve as experiential learning tool. These mobile applications on environment, developed by scientist, would provide students, teachers and young researchers an opportunity to connect with nature. The apps as scientific field guide, assist in observing flora and fauna and to observe nature and the changing environment and seasons in our vicinity.

Please connect with us for more information regarding the mobile applications. http://earthwatchindia.org/observe-nature-as-citizen-scientist.php

22 Urban Water Bodies as Ecosystems

Urban water bodies function as freshwater ecosystems, perform vital ecological functions and provide essential environmental services. The major functions of urban water bodies include:

Provide drinking water:as freshwater sources and for other uses across many towns in India. In cities like Bhopal, Chennai, Hyderabad, Mumbai and Udaipur, water from the lakes constitute the bulk as part of the city water supply system.

Control urban flooding: by absorbing large quantities of storm water runoff therefore reducing the incidence of flooding of nearby areas.

Support biodiversity: by providing habitats/ nursery grounds for the juveniles of aquatic and semi-aquatic organisms. These are also rich in aquatic floral vegetation that maintains the micro environment necessary for the health and well-being of the fauna.

Recharge groundwater aquifers: in addition to their role as a store house in their zone of influence thereby enhancing water availability. Infiltration and natural groundwater recharge through these water bodies maybe reduced through surface sealing.

Provide drinking water Control urban flooding

Recharge aquifers Offer education and research

Urban Water Bodies

Support biodiversity Add socio-cultural values

Provide recreational place Maintain water balance

Role of urban water bodies

Provide recreational place: that confer socio-cultural and recreational benefits some of which translate into direct economic benefits through tourism. They provide nesting areas for migratory birds. Aesthetic enhancement of the landscape cannot be assed in monetary value but is of significance.

Education and research: is possible through the setting they provide.

Socio-cultural: Water is an integral part of Indian culture. Water bodies – particularly rivers such as Ganges, Yamuna, Krisha, Brahmaputra, etc. draw mythological and religious connotations. Water bodies have been considered sacred for various reasons & uses and their presence have been ingrained in the socio-cultural ethos.

23 Water Bodies IUCN Definition

“ Submerged or water saturated lands, both natural and manmade, permanent or temporary, with water that is static or flowing, fresh, brackish or saline, including areas of marine water, the depth of which does not exceed six metres at low tide.”

The following water bodies are recognized as wetlands: l Oxbow lakes, Riverine marshes l Freshwater lakes and associated marshes (lacustrine) l Freshwater ponds (under 8 ha), marshes, swamps (palustrine) l Shrimp ponds, Fish ponds l Shallow sea bays and straits (under six meters at low tide) l Estuaries, Deltas l Sea beaches (sand, pebbles) l Intertidal mudflats, Sand flats l Mangrove swamps, Mangrove forest l Coastal brackish and saline lagoons and marshes l Salt pans (artificial) l Rivers, streams – slow flowing (lower perennial) l Rivers, streams – fast flowing (upper perennial) l Salt lakes, Saline marshes (inland drainage systems) l Water storage reservoirs, dams l Seasonally flooded grassland, Savanna, Palm savanna l Rice paddies l Flooded arable land, Irrigated land l Swamp forest, Temporarily flooded forest l Peat bogs

Source: INTACH, 2008

24 Photo credits- PeeVee, Thimmanna Bhat, Silvertalkies, Snehadhara Foundation, SK Srinivas, Prakash Ananthapur, Deepa Mohan, other PNLIT Shutterbugs, Surbhi Sharma, Pranab J Patar and Earthwatch Institute India Archive

Disclaimer This publication is for the purpose of free distribution only and is presented solely for educational purposes. Though, every effort has been made to make this book as accurate as possible, the information compiled from various sources in the book should serve only as a general guide and not as the ultimate source of subject information. Earthwatch Institute India, Puttenahalli Neighbourhood Lake Improvement Trust, the publisher, contributing individuals and supporting agencies of this initiative shall have no liability or responsibility to any person or entity regarding any loss or damage incurred, or alleged to have incurred, directly or indirectly, by the information contained in this book. The views and opinions expressed in this book are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect EWI’s official policy or position. Bring lakes back to life

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