WHITE BEAR LAKE CONSERVATION DISTRICT
LAKE MANAGEMENT PLAN
MAY 1999
REFERENCES
Table 2
WHITE BEAR LAKE MANAGEMENT PLAN - ACTION MATRIX
| Action |
Monitoring & Evaluation |
Effective Date |
Responsible Agency |
Information & Education |
| 1a. WBLCD Support | Two-way communication between WBLCD and member cities. | 1999, ongoing | WBLCD | WBLCD newsletter, web site, etc. |
| 1b. Advisory Committee | Evaluate management actions and recommend amendments as necessary. | 1999, ongoing | WBLCD | -- |
| 1c. Plan amendment | Input from various sources. | As needed | WBLCD | -- |
| 2a. Monitoring & evaluation | WBLCD - Overall coordination | Ongoing | WBLCD & Others | Reporting |
| 3a. Information & education | Measure effectiveness of information and education programs. | Ongoing | WBLCD & Others | WBLCD - Overall coordination |
| 4a. Phosphorus management | Watershed and in-lake monitoring. | Ongoing | RCWD | Annual report. |
| 4b. Non-phosphorus management | Watershed and in-lake monitoring. Literature sources. | As practical | RCWD | Annual report. |
| 4c. Vision for Commercial Bay | Lake use study (Action 6b) | 1999 | WBL & WBLCD | Final report. |
| 4d. Aquifer protection | As needed. | Ongoing | WBLCD, DNR, cities | As needed. |
| 5a. Fish management | Present methods. | Ongoing | DNR | As needed. |
| 5b. Aquatic plant management | Annual plant survey. | Ongoing | WBLCD & DNR | To facilitate overall plant management. |
| 5c. Exotic species management | Statewide monitoring. | Ongoing | DNR & WBLCD | Annual report. |
| 5d. Lakeshore vegetation | As needed. | Ongoing | WBLCD | To encourage stewardship. |
| 6a. Public access | To support goal. | Ongoing | DNR | As needed. |
| 6b. Lake use study | See recommendation. | 1999 | WBLCD | Final report. |
| 6c. Noise ordinances | Through lake use study (Action 6b). | 1999 | WBLCD | As needed. |
| 6d. Winter uses | Through lake use study (Action 6b). | Winter of 2000/2001 | WBLCD | As needed. |
| 6e. Enforcement | Through lake use study (Action 6b) and Sheriffs’ logs. | 1999, ongoing | WBLCD & Sheriffs | Annual report. |
Buddy Diving Services, Inc. 1998. Survey of three sites for Eurasian watermilfoil in White Bear Lake, MN. Report to the White Bear Lake Homeowners Association.
Dindorf, C.J. 1993. Aquascaping: A guide to shoreline landscaping. Hennepin Conservation District.
EPA. 1974. Information on levels of environmental noise requisite to protect public health and welfare with an adequate margin of safety.
Fink, D.F. 1997. A guide to aquatic plants: Identification and management. (Second edition). Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Henderson, C.L., C.J. Dindorf & F.J. Rozumalski. 1999. Lakescaping for wildlife and water quality. Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
Inter-Agency Lakes Coordinating Committee (ILCC). 1996. Developing a lake management plan. Contributing agencies: MN Board of Water and Soil Resources, MN Department of Natural Resources, MN Pollution Control Agency, MN Department of Agriculture.
McComas, S. and J. Stuckert. 1998. White Bear Lake Aquatic Plant Survey. Report to the White Bear Lake Conservation District.
Minnesota Department of Health (MDH). 1998. Minnesota Fish Consumption Advisory. May 1998.
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Fisheries Division (MN DNR - Fisheries). 1995. Lake Management Plan, White Bear Lake. June 1995.
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR). 1997. Boating in the Twin Cities Metropolitan Area: Current status and trends since 1984. Office of Planning, August 1997.
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources - Exotic Species Program (MN DNR - Exotic Species Program). 1998. Harmful exotic species of aquatic plants and wild animals in Minnesota: Annual report for 1997.
Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MN DNR). 1998. Lake-groundwater interaction. White Bear Lake, Minnesota. June 1998 Draft.
Osgood, D. in prep. Developing and Implementing a Management Plan. In: The Lake and Reservoir Guidance Management Manual (Chapter 8). North American Lake Management Society and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Rice Creek Watershed District (RCWD). 1991. Report on Diagnostic/Feasibility Study of White Bear Lake. Prepared by J.M. Montgomery Consulting Engineers, Inc.
Wagner, K.J. 1994. Of hummocks and horsepower: The noise issue at lakes. Lakeline 14(2): 24-28.
