LAKE RIPLEY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT: Lake Ripley Comprehensive Management Plan Update

Lake Ripley Management District is sponsoring a project to update their 2009 Lake Improvement Plan with the following goals: update the comprehensive management plan with updated management strategies, collect lake water quality data, monitor the inlet stream, complete watershed planning, conduct a public opinion survey, and educate the public through newsletter updates and public meetings throughout the grant. Project deliverables include all raw data collected entered into SWIMs database, comprehensive lake management plan, P and sediment loads to inlet stream calculated, estimated loading calculated for different conditions; management options for this loading presented; watershed changes identified from GIS data presented, survey results presented; final report will include the articles published in newsletter and documentation of public meetings. Specific project conditions: A draft of the final report including appendices, in .pdf format, should be submitted for department comment prior to finalization; the public opinion survey must be reviewed and approved by the department before it is distributed.

This scope summarizes the project detail provided in the application and does not negate tasks/deliverables described therein. Data, records, and reports, including GIS-based maps, and digital images, must be submitted to the Department in a format specified by the regional Lake Biologist.

DNR to receive an electronic .pdf copy of the final report along with, or prior to submission of grantee's final payment request.

Final Report and Products

• 10-year Lake Management Plan [PDF 18 MB]
• Final Grant Status Report [PDF 19 MB]

People/Organizations Involved

• Lake Ripley Management District