Jordan Lake Maintenance Report
Note: This is a Summary of 2004 Jordan Lake District Aquatic Plant Management Technical Report
This report was prepared by Joshua Britton of AQUATIC ENGINEERING

• This technical report is part of the 2004 Aquatic Plant Management Program for Jordan Lake
• This project addressed concerns of EURASIAN WATERMILFOIL
• THE PRIMARY GOALS WERE TO REDUCE THE FREQUENCY OF -EWM BY 80% IN THE TREATMENT AREAS.
• THE LAKE WAS SURVEYED AND ALL AREAS CONTAINING STANDS OF EWM WERE MAPPED.
• A TOTAL OF 25.08 ACRES OF EWM WERE IDENTIFIED.
• TREATMENT OCCURRED WITH A GRANULAR 2,4-D PRODUCT
• A FOLLOW-UP AQUATIC PLANT SURVEY SHOWED NEARLY 100% CONTROL OF EWM IN ALL TREATMENT AREAS

1. AGGRESSIVE EWM MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES
2. COMPLETION OF THE AQUATIC PLANT MANAGEMENT PLAN IN 2005,
3. A WATER QUALITY MONITORING PROGRAM
4. THE DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE LAKE MANAGEMENT PLAN

1. A TREATMENT STRATEGY IDENTICAL TO THE 2004 PROGRAM IS RECOMMENDED FOR 2005--THIS WOULD INVOLVE ADDRESSING ANY RE-COLONIZATION OF 2004 TREATMENT AREAS BY EWM OR OTHER EXOTIC PLANT SPECIES, SUCH AS CURLYLEAF PONDWEED.
2. THE LAKE DISTRICT WILL BENEFIT FROM A LONG-TERM COMPREHENSIVE LAKE MANAGEMENT PLAN WHICH ADDRESSES ALL LAKE PROBLEMS, INCLUDING AQUATIC PLANTS AND WATERSHED ISSUES
3. EARLY SEASON (MAY) MAPPING AND TREATMENT OF CURLYLEAF PONDWEED IS ALSO RECOMMENDED FOR JORDAN LAKE. A TREATMENT STRATEGY SIMILAR TO THE EWM WOULD BE EFFECTIVE TO REDUCE CURLYLEAF PONDWEED.
4. THE LAKE DISTRICT WILL BENEFIT FROM A LONG-TERM COMPREHENSIVE LAKE MANAGEMENT PLAN WHICH ADDRESSES ALL LAKE PROBLEMS INCLUDING AQUATIC PLANTS AND WATERSHED ISSUES.