What's inside...

Activities to be Funded by LMD

The Beaver Lake Management District was formed to implement specific recommendations in the Beaver Lake Management Plan. Over a five-year period, the district will collect $165,000 from lake front and surrounding properties. By ordinance, the district is authorized to fund: (1) lake, stream, and wetland monitoring (2) community education; (3) stormwater facility monitoring and inspection; and (4) construction site inspection and monitoring.

An advisory board appointed by the King County Executive oversees the development and implementation of the annual LMD work program. The general scope of work for each activity includes the following:

• Lake, stream, and wetland monitoring.
  Between 1996 and 2000, water quality monitoring is performed at all lake inflows and at two lake sites. The monitoring program enhances the current volunteer monitoring activities sponsored by the King County Lake Stewardship Program. Trained volunteers assist in both biweekly stream and monthly lake monitoring activities. Data collected from the monitoring program is used to assess the health of Beaver Lake annually. At the conclusion of the district, the data will be used to update the lake management plan and establish the ongoing management needs for the lake.
  
  
• Community education.
  A community education program was developed by the LMD Advisory Board with the assistance of the County to address homeowner related water pollution of the lake. The education program will focus on onsite septic system maintenance, lawn and garden maintenance, shoreline restoration, aquatic plant management, and animal waste disposal
  
  
• Stormwater facility monitoring and inspection.
  Proper functioning of stormwater facilities is essential to the protection of Beaver Lake water quality. LMD funds could be used to support an increase in monitoring and facility inspection frequency for their effectiveness in removing phosphorus. These monitoring activities would be supplemental to existing monitoring and inspection conditions in place for new developments.
  
  
• Construction site inspection and monitoring.
  Increased inspection and monitoring of new construction sites in the watershed would be performed. Inspection activities emphasize the proper installation and use of onsite erosion control materials, the maintenance of native growth easements and buffers during construction, and the enforcement of corrective actions.