Mayor to Watershed District: Have you smelled Lake Harriet lately? By Anna Pratt
Says district's water-quality "A" is "grade inflation." District's reply: "Is the mayor a water-quality expert?" Mayor R.T Rybak pulled off his shoes and socks to step onto a weedy welcome mat at the shore of Lake Harriet in late June. Rybak wasn't cooling off on a hot day -- he was lured into the lake by the stench of decaying plants and dead fish. "I just have one question," Rybak said, scooping a reeking bouquet of algae and lake-water milfoil. "Is this an A-quality lake?" The "A" Rybak referred to was the grade that the Minnehaha Creeks Watershed District (MCWD) gave Lake Harriet in their recent 2002 report card. The MCWD evaluates water quality based on levels of chlorophyll, phosphorous and a secchi disc reading for clarity. The tests determine phosphorous levels in a lake. http://www.swjournal.com/display/inn_news/news02.txt Posted by Shawn Lewis, Field Neighborhood -- __________________________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup CareerBuilder.com has over 400,000 jobs. Be smarter about your job search http://corp.mail.com/careers TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. 2. If you don't like what's being discussed here, don't complain - change the subject (Mpls-specific, of course.) ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
