BARRON COUNTY: LMI-Silver Lake Water Quality Diagnostic Feasibility Study

The Barron County Soil & Water Conservation Department, in cooperation with the US Geological Survey, Dept. of Natural Resources, and a private consultant, will conduct a comprehensive diagnostic/feasibility study of Silver Lake and it's watershed and develop a lake management plan.

The project includes the following objectives and activities; (1) Determination of the source(s) of pollutants that have caused recent reductions of water quality - [watershed assessment], [shoreline assessment], [complete water quality study], [develop hydrologic budget], [develop phosphorus budget], [develop groundwater model], [lake sediment core assessment], [shoreline septic systems assessment], [lake bacterial water quality assessment], and [an assessment of the feasibility of a water level control device], (2) Prediction of probable water quality responses to possible pollution reduction practices - [assessment of lake water quality responses utilizing acceptable computer "models"], (3) Protection of Silver Lake from invasive exotic aquatic species - [conduct aquatic plant survey to detect any exotic species], [recommend measures to prevent future exotic species infestations], (4) Evaluation of the fishery of Silver Lake

Activities

• Diagnostic/Feasibility Assessment
• Diagnostic/Feasibility Assessment
• Lake Management Plan Development

Final Report and Products

• Water Quality and Hydrology of Silver Lake, Barron County, WI, with Special Emphasis on Responses of a Terminal Lake to Changes in Phosphorus Loading and Water Level