Lake Garfield Working Group Meeting Minutes 4/2/18

Meeting date: 
Monday, April 2, 2018

APRILl 2, 2018 LGWG DRAFT MINUTES

 

  1. DISCUSSION OF 604B VS. 319 GRANTS

 

604B- STUDIES VS. 319 – ACTUCAL WORK.

 

KEN WAGNER AND GROUP MEMBERS AND SEAN TRYON(FOR HIGHWAT DEPARTMENT) DISCUSSED HIS STUDY/REPORT CONCERN REGARDING CERTAIN LOCATIONS IN TOWN THAT CONTRIBUTE RUNOFF ISSUES FLOWING TO LAKE GARFIELD, I.E., CHESTNUT HILL ROAD/ROUTE 23(SEE FIG. 23 AVERAGE TOTAL PHOSPHORUSFOR TRIBUTARY STATIONS; FIGURE 24 –DRAINAGE BASISNS FOR LAKE GARFIELD.

 

DISCUSSED OPTIONS FOR SLOWING RATE OF DISBURSEMENT TO REDUCE PHOSPHORUS LOADS BY ADDRESSING EROSION AND RUNOFF ISSUES. FOCUS ON DECREASING VELOCITY –FIRST FLUSH, TRY TO CAPTURE AND DIVERT/DEFLECT.

 

LOOK FOR HOT SPOTS OR OPPORTUNISTIC FIXES WITH GRANT MONEY. SEAN TRYON/TOWN ENGINEER DEPT. WILL TALK AND TRY AND PRIORITIZE FUTURE PROJECTS SLATEDS. DETERMINE THE PRIORITIES AND SEE WHAT $$ MIGHT BE AVAILABEL UNDER WHICH GRANT OPTIONS.

 

ALSO DISCUSSED OXYGINATION PROGRAM OR ALUMINUM AND POTENTIAL COSTS

 

CAN FOCUS ON LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT STUFF, RAIN GARDENS. FOCUS ON GETTING PEOPLE TO DO WORK AT THEIR HOMES AND MAYBE THERE IS A MEANS TO GET SOME $$

 

NEED TO REDUCE THE BLUE/GREEN ALGAE

 

DENNIS AND KEN WILL WORK ON POTENTIAL 319 GANT PROPOSAL

 

 

  1. DISCUSSION OF DRAWDOW PERMIT

 

PERMIT EXISTS INTO 2020.

POSSIBILITY OF UPGRADING OUTLET STRUCTURE AT DAM, BUT NOT NECESSISTY.

 

  1. FOLLOW UP DISCUSSION OF MILFOIL AND DASH(DIVER ASSISTED SUCTION HARVESTING)

 

CONTRACTOR FROM LAST YEAR IS PREPARED TO BE IN THE WATER EARLY IN MAY. CONTRACT RENEWED FOR ANOTHER YEAR.

 

WILL SEND MAP OF PROPOSEDAREA AND ENDANGERED PLANT – KEN WAGNER WILL SUREVEY SHORTLY BEFORE CONTRACTOR GETS IN THE WATER AND PREPARE MAP TO SHOW WHERE WORK WILL BE PERFORMED.

 

WORK TO BE PERFORMED ON HOURLY BASIS CONTRACT.

 

  1. DISCUSSION OF MEMEBERSHIP RESIGNATIONS

 

NEED INACTIVE MEMBERS TO SUBMIT LETTERS OF RESIGNATION TO SELECTBOARD INDICATING NO LONGER INTERESTED IN SERBING ON LGWG.

 

  1. TOWN MEETING INFORMATION

 

DISCUSSION OF POSSIBILITY OF HAVING MAPS AVAILABLE TO SHOW SURVEY OF MILFOIL LOCATIONS BEFORE DASH AND WORK DONE LAST SUMMER AND WHERE WORK WILL BE PERFORMED THIS YEAR.

 

  1. NEXT MEETING TENTATIVELY 5/7/18 OR 5/14 AS BACKUP DATE