ELKHART LAKE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION: Elkhart Lake Management Planning

Develope a database which quantifies: a) the amount of inputs and outputs of water in Elkhart Lake and b) important nutrients in Elkhart Lake. Information obtained will be used in mass balance modeling to: a) assess changes in the food-web, develop and evaluate management plans: effectiveness of fish stocking, limitation of nutrient inputs to the lake by improved or more advanced waste water treatment, boating restrictions, and restricting shoreline development. The grantee will disseminate information to the public by newsletter, entire report and summary report mailings, public meetings, local newspaper articles, lecture series and an essay contest. Project results will be reposited at the Village of Elkhart Lake Clerk's Office.