LBMD and LBP&IA work with the DNR on Water Quality Monitoring  

The Lake Beulah Management District has been awarded a $10,000 Lake Planning Grant from the Wisconsin DNR to monitor water quality changes that could occur once Well #7 begins pumping water from the sand and gravel aquifer that feeds Lake Beulah. 

The grant timetable covers costs for water sampling and analysis conducted by the US Dept. of Interior Geological Survey and the Wisconsin State Hygiene Laboratory from April 1, 2008 through December 31, 2009. 

Thanks to generous member donations to the Lake Beulah Protective and Improvement Association, the Association agreed to contribute $5,434 to cover water sampling and analysis costs incurred prior to the start of the grant program. 

Bob Nauta, Vice President and Principal Hydrogeologist of RSV Engineering Inc. says that "the water quality data that are being collected will be valuable.  Based on the sampling events that have been conducted, we know that the lake is a healthy, hard-water lake.  This means, among other things, that the lake water can defend itself from nutrients, such as phosphorus, which cause a loss in lake quality.  It also means that groundwater is a very strong source of the lake's water, and that a reduction in this source could increase the lake's susceptibility to impact from nutrients.  Therefore, as the East Troy municipal well 7 goes on line, it will be very important to continue to monitor the water quality, to identify potential adverse impacts caused by the well."