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Modelling of the response of Pine Lake to reduced internal and external loadings

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The Pine Lake Restoration Society began various projects in 1995 designed to reduce nutrient loading and thereby control algal blooms in Pine Lake. Measures to control both external (e.g., runoff... More ≫

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The Pine Lake Restoration Society began various projects in 1995 designed to reduce nutrient loading and thereby control algal blooms in Pine Lake. Measures to control both external (e.g., runoff from agricultural sites) and internal phosphorus loadings (e.g., sewage in ground water and sediment phosphorus release) are being implemented. To assess the potential benefits of these projects, a water quality model (Bathtub 5.3)(Walker 1986) was used by Water Sciences Branch, Alberta Environmental Protection to predict theoretical changes in phosphorus concentration in Pine Lake after various levels of reduction in external and internal phosphorus loading. Predictive equations for Pine Lake were then developed to predict changes in algal biomass (chlorophyll a) and transparency (Secchi depth) based on the new phosphorus concentrations predicted by the model.

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Volunteer citizens' lake monitoring program (1995) : Matchayaw Lake

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The volunteer citizens' lake monitoring program was conceived in response to concerns expressed by lakeshore property owners that the water quality of their lake was deteriorating. The samples... More ≫

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The volunteer citizens' lake monitoring program was conceived in response to concerns expressed by lakeshore property owners that the water quality of their lake was deteriorating. The samples collected by volunteer citizens provide background information that can be used to assess future impacts, enhance existing database on lakes and reservoirs, and assess seasonal trends in algal populations.

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Pine Lake restoration project : diagnostic study (1992)

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This report summarizes the results of a lake restoration diagnostic study conducted on Pine Lake by the Surface Water Assessment Branch, Alberta Environmental Protection. The study was conducted... More ≫

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This report summarizes the results of a lake restoration diagnostic study conducted on Pine Lake by the Surface Water Assessment Branch, Alberta Environmental Protection. The study was conducted in collaboration with the Pine Lake Advisory Committee (now Restoration Society) which has representation from the farming, resort and cottage communities. It was initiated in response to the many concerns expressed by lake users that water quality had deteriorated in recent years. The Pine Lake Restoration Project was designed as a pilot project for future watershed and lake restoration projects in Alberta.

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Volunteer citizens' lake monitoring program (1994) : Ghost Reservoir

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The volunteer citizens' lake monitoring program was conceived in response to concerns expressed by lakeshore property owners that the water quality of their lake was deteriorating. The samples... More ≫

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The volunteer citizens' lake monitoring program was conceived in response to concerns expressed by lakeshore property owners that the water quality of their lake was deteriorating. The samples collected by volunteer citizens provide background information that can be used to assess future impacts, enhance existing database on lakes and reservoirs, and assess seasonal trends in algal populations.

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Volunteer citizens' lake monitoring program (1993) : Sandy, Burnstick and Islet Lakes

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The volunteer citizens' lake monitoring program was conceived in response to concerns expressed by lakeshore property owners that the water quality of their lake was deteriorating. The samples... More ≫

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The volunteer citizens' lake monitoring program was conceived in response to concerns expressed by lakeshore property owners that the water quality of their lake was deteriorating. The samples collected by volunteer citizens provide background information that can be used to assess future impacts, enhance existing database on lakes and reservoirs, and assess seasonal trends in algal populations.

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The Pine Lake restoration project

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This paper summarizes key findings on the relative impact of agriculture on external phosphorus loadings to Pine Lake, and work in progress to reduce loadings from agricultural sites.

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