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Lake Residents will find much useful information on the links below.

bulletLong Range Water Quality Planning Committee Minutes and Activities
bulletFrequently Asked Questions Regarding Water Quality and Watershed Protection (South Dakota DENR site with basic information about water quality and watershed protection.)
bulletSouth Dakota Citizens Guide to Planning Watershed Projects  (Has information on how to organize go about planning for a grant to clean up lake watersheds.  Includes such steps as problem identification and prioritization, assessment, planning, implementation, operation and maintenance of projects and building a local support network.)
bulletSouth Dakota Watershed Protection Home Page (Has information on grant programs to help fund watershed projects.)
bulletSouth Dakota 319 Grant Application and Guidelines (Has information on EPA matching grants for identifying and addressing non-point pollution sources in lake and streams watersheds.  This is the main funding source for cleaning up lake watersheds.)
bulletThe 2004 South Dakota Integrated Report for Surface Water Quality Assessment This document was submitted to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency as part of the requirements under the Clean Water Act.  It is the most comprehensive documentation of water quality in South Dakota to date and includes information on Lake Madison, Lake Herman and Brant Lake.
bulletSouth Dakota Surface Water Quality Administrative Rules (A comprehensive list of the regulations governing surface water quality as required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and South Dakota law.)
bulletMinnesota Pollution Control Agency's Guide to Lake Protection and Management (This document contains updated and new material on the following topics: chemistry of lakes, watershed information, exotic species, altering runoff and lake use practices, development of a lake management plan, and nonstructural best management practices.)
bulletSouth Dakota Volunteer Watershed Activities (Includes water quality monitoring, "adopt-a-stream" and other ideas.)
bulletEast Dakota Water Development District (An official state organization, with offices in Brookings, charged with developing, conserving and managing water resources in Eastern South Dakota.)
bulletSouth Dakota Lakes and Streams Association  (Has power point presentation on lake monitoring as well as other information.)
bulletWhat is Non-Point Pollution (Run-off) and What Can You Do About It?  (This link takes you to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's page of information on water pollution.  It has many helpful tips on ways individuals, homeowners, farmers, businesses and others can help reduce non-point pollution.)
bulletGuidelines for Stream and River Restoration (Publication of Iowa State University on reducing sedimentation in streams and lakes)
bulletRiparian Buffer Design for Cropland (Has information on installing riparian buffers along streams flowing through agricultural land)

If you know of sources of information on water quality that should be added to this page please contact the webmaster.

This site was last updated on August 16, 2006