Water quality of Clear Lake was sampled from May to October of 2004 and analyzed for several key chemical properties. The water quality is similar to that of other shallow, eutrophic lakes; relatively high concentrations of phosphorus and chlorophyll a produce nuisance plant growth and frequent algae blooms. The source of the excessive nutrients is not known.

Deliverables as listed in the final application dated January 28, 2004, plus the following, which were used to award points in the ranking process: A2. Identifies and prioritizes lake management needs and sets goals (long-term focus). A4. Provides specific objectives for watershed or land use management (loading reduction strategy, identify critical sites). B1. Develops a comprehensive assessment of fish, aquatic life or wildlife habitat with management recommendations (aquatic plant management plan). B3. Project inventories fish, aquatic life or wildlife and their habitats but will not include management recommendations. C1. Delineate watershed boundary, map existing and future land uses and associated acreage and estimate annual pollutant loadings from watershed using standard runoff coefficients. C2. Identify surface runoff patterns and delineates environmentally sensitive areas in the lake watershed (wetlands, habitat, steep slopes, riparian buffer zones, etc). D1. Secchi monitoring will be conducted and reported. D2. Three parameter TSI monitoring. D3. Develop a lake nutrient budget. Multiple parameter lake and tributary monitoring with sufficient frequency to characterize whole lake conditions and make management decisions. D4.Generate lake condition response model output. E1. Project completes a planning effort including a strategy (who, what, when) for implementation. A full description of the project scope and project deliverables is in the grant application, which is a part of this agreement.