| Through the use of our
phosphorus model, we project that the proposed development of 200
non-shoreline lots and 45 shoreline lots may have a small effect on overall
lake chemistry. However, this
is not the entire story. If you take a look at this areal photograph, here
is large water input from Great Pond (POINT) and here is the southern outlet
(POINT) There may not be complete mixing with the rest of the lake. If so, the northern lake arms would
exhibit a different turnover rate. |
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| They may be more dependent on sediment and surrounding
land-use patterns for their water chemistry and specifically much more prone
to nutrient loading from increased development. Further study on the mixing patterns of LPN is necessary. |
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| Alex will now summarize our
findings and provide some recommendations. |