I have an older, and
even-more-inaccurate photo, that shows the dock-box sitting 20 feet higher on that same lot. It must be out-of-date, as well
For accuracy, I'll mark with an asterisk (*) the photos that are "inaccurate and out of date".
Yes, I agree:
secondcurve tried, in one seemingly-harsh sentence, to put too much into my post. The late State Limnologist Jody Connor and I spoke regularly by telephone, but it was
Shorethings who has patiently responded
to my many frustrations about the health of the Big Lake.
In short:
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DNA can determine the specific source of
E. coli contamination.
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Silt does not originate from waterfowl, but from erosion.
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Grass does not sufficiently retard runoff, and introduces nutrients that accelerate "eutrophication" of the lake from waterfowl and fertilizers.
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"Impervious surfaces" are the reason for those two different sites experiencing the effects of rapid rain runoff. (Not just driveways, but roofs).
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Erosion on Rattlesnake Island is even worse. (Photo 1*, below)
• Nearby, a 20-year-abandoned "Trust" property (ice-eaters operating in July—now sold) has seen erosion that is casting its trees into the lake. (Photo 2*, below). The abutting lot was visited by "
Urban Tree Service" last week.
• And yes, increasingly-large boat wakes are responsible. (Photo 3*, below). Nature's waves haven't washed over my dock like these.
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