Cedar Corporation, a Menomonie, WI, based engineering/environmental consulting firm, was hired by the Spooner Lake District in 2000 to assist in promoting water quality in the area. Cedar chose a holistic watershed approach as opposed to a simple lake/flowage approach to assess current and future conditions. This report documents the various information gained through multiple studies and assessments as well as continuing previous work. The intent is to provide a dynamic document that can be altered in the future as more information becomes available. Recommendations to implement water quality protection and improvement projects are presented in Chapter 9.

The Spooner Lake District will continue a comprehensive lake management planning project involving a study and evaluation of Spooner Lake in Washburn County. Project activities for this Phase 4 project include; conduct informational and progress meetings during the project, review existing lake and watershed ordinances and recommend new or revised ordinances as appropriate, conduct a comprehensive computer model analysis of the Spooner Lake and watershed water quality and quantity, develop a Lake/Watershed Management Master Plan (LWMMP), present and interpret the LWMMP to the Lake District, and conduct a quality control program throughout the project. Specific deliverables for this grant project include: A Final Project Summary Report including the project results and a copy of the final Lake/Watershed Management Master Plan (LWMMP) Document.

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The Spooner Lake District will continue a comprehensive lake management planning project involving a study and evaluation of Spooner Lake in Washburn County. Project activities for this Phase 4 project include; conduct informational and progress meetings during the project, review existing lake and watershed ordinances and recommend new or revised ordinances as appropriate, conduct a comprehensive computer model analysis of the Spooner Lake and watershed water quality and quantity, develop a Lake/Watershed Management Master Plan (LWMMP), present and interpret the LWMMP to the Lake District, and conduct a quality control program throughout the project. Specific deliverables for this grant project include: A Final Project Summary Report including the project results and a copy of the final Lake/Watershed Management Master Plan (LWMMP) Document. The Department of Natural Resources will be provided with both a paper copy and an electronic copy of the final report. The project results will be disseminated to the public by newsletter(s), public meeting(s), and local newspaper articles.