PALO ALTO AND CLAY COUNTY RESIDENTS ASKED TO SHARE IDEAS ON IMPROVING LOST 
ISLAND LAKE

MEDIA CONTACT: Bill Graham, DNR, at (515) 281-5917 or 
[log in to unmask] or Allen Bonini at (515) 281-5107 or 
[log in to unmask]

RUTHVEN - Iowans interested in improving Lost Island Lake in Palo Alto and 
Clay counties can attend a meeting June 4 to discuss and review a recent 
water quality study and its suggestions for improving the lake.

Lost Island Lake is on the state's impaired waters list because of 
turbidity, or cloudy water, from excessive algae growth. This impacts 
recreation at the lake and aquatic life.

The study, or DNR water quality improvement plan, looks at the problems and 
potential solutions for the problems in Lost Island Lake. It is designed as 
a guide for improving the lake for local resource agencies, partners, 
stakeholders and residents.

"We'd like to hear people's comments on the study, so we can work those 
ideas into the plan for improving Lost Island Lake," said Bill Graham with 
the DNR's Watershed Improvement program. "We also look forward to helping 
locals use the plan to improve their lake."

The DNR will ask Iowans for their input at a June 4 meeting in Ruthven. The 
meeting will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the Lost Island Nature Center, 3259 355th 
Ave.

Staff from the DNR's Lake Restoration program, Watershed Improvement program 
and Fisheries and Wildlife bureaus will also be on hand to answer questions. 
The Lost Island Ruthven Betterment Association and Lost Island Protective 
Association will help moderate the meeting.

Those not able to attend the public meeting can receive more information at 
www.iowadnr.gov/water/watershed/tmdl/ and submit comments on the plan (by 
June 23) via the following ways:
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
Telephone:        Bill Graham at (515) 281-5917
Mail:                 William Graham, care of Iowa DNR, Wallace State Office 
Building,
502 E. Ninth St.,Des Moines, Iowa 50319

After gathering Iowans' comments, the DNR will forward the final plan, also 
called by its technical name of Total Maximum Daily Load, to the U.S. 
Environmental Protection Agency for approval. Local groups interested in 
helping Lost Island Lake can then use the plan to assist their improvement 
efforts.

Writer: Jessie Brown
 

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