HomeMy WebLinkAbout1976 03-24 Lake study proposed THE REVIEW For Gervais, Keller, Kohlman h ''z t- ,24/ti 1970
Lake s
by John Palmer
A chemical analysis study
b.
proposal of Lakes Gervais,
Kohlman and Keller to analyze the
water quality in the three lakes was . \ r�.
I presented to the Little Canada city
i council earlier this month.
Don Schacht,an engineer with the %
Ramsey County Environmental ' - -
Protection Agency and Tom
Keenan of the Kohlman, Keller,
Gervais Lake Association,will also
go before the Maplewood city
council and Ramsey county to seek
assistance in the project. Approval
would mean that the study could get
underway by the summer.
The estimated cost of the project
at the preliminary stage is $5,000,
but as Schacht put it,"Judging from tt 4i
a study of this nature done a couple r=- r '
of years ago on Lake Phalen, the
cost could easily go higher." That
project took quite a while to com-
plete and cost $22,000.
He further explained that a large
portion of the money is spent on
man hours. To get around this, I
Schacht's group will try to solicit the
help of citizens to complete the 400 :.
man hours per year for the tests. ,,
The $5,000 cost will be split three `
ways and the project will take three •-
years to complete. One year for ,
each lake in the proposal,to include
the cycle of seasons.
Both men stressed the fact that .Agekeentak
there would be some problems � �,- i:,
along the way, but the main ob- -, t.
jective of finding the cause of —- __ ` ' Att .,
pollutants will be completed.
KEENAN SAYS that the problem WATER QUALITY IN Lakes Gervais, Kohlman and Keller has been the
of pollution in the lakes has gotten subject of recent discussion in Little Canada.The Maplewood city council will
steadily worse for about five years. be approached on the matter in the coming weeks as well.
"A lot of residents have taken
visual tests and have come to us for made a motion that Little Canada In the weeks that will follow, the
help, so there are people who are contribute$2,000 toward the testing men will go before the other groups
concerned about the problem. It is of Lake Gervais, Keller and for approval and Schacht has gone
everybody's lake,so now is the time Kohlman but only if the other two to a private company for assistance.
to do something about it before it's governmental bodies eventually They will be back before the Little
too late." accept the agreement. The motion Canada city council with a status
Many people at the meeting were carried and now the city of Little report in May or June and
in favor of the proposal as was the Canada must petition the county hopefully,will have a definite word 1
council. Councilman Robert through the Joint Powers on when the project can be im-
DeBace, after some discussion, Agreement. plemented.