Partial approval letter for the 2018-2022 Lotus Lake Management Plan that mentions activities that could be implemented in the future.

In 2013, the Polk County Land and Water Resources Department applied for a two phase Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Lake Planning Grant on behalf of the Lotus Lake Association. The grant was awarded and data collection occurred in 2014, 2015, and 2016. The main purpose of the grant was to determine the impacts of carp removal on water quality and biological indicators and to develop a Lake Management Plan for Lotus Lake. Carp removal efforts were scheduled and attempted numerous times over the study period but were largely unsuccessful.

In 2013, the Polk County Land and Water Resources Department applied for a two phase Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Lake Planning Grant on behalf of the Lotus Lake Association. The grant was awarded and data collection occurred in 2014, 2015, and 2016. The main purpose of the grant was to determine the impacts of carp removal on water quality and biological indicators and to develop a Lake Management Plan for Lotus Lake. Carp removal efforts were scheduled and attempted numerous times over the study period but were largely unsuccessful.

Polk County is sponsoring a project to assess the impacts of carp removal and develop a Comprehensive Lake Management Plan for Lotus Lake. The final deliverables include all data collected, agendas and minutes for planning meetings, and a lake management plan that includes methodologies, results, and management alternatives discussion with an implementation plan.

POLK COUNTY LWRD: Determining impacts of carp removalon Lotus Lk water quality & biological indicators, ph 2