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 Lake*A*Syst
Learn how to maintain your
lakefront home to protect and preserve lake
water quality
A Publication of the University of Maine
Cooperative Extension
Water Quality Program, by Jessie Mae MacDougall
and John M. Jemison, Jr.
Lake*A*Syst
was created to help people understand how their
activities can affect lake water quality. This booklet lists some special water
quality concerns for shoreline property owners and actions that can be taken to
avoid contaminating the lake.
Lake water quality can
become degraded if excess runoff from land enters the lake, bringing pollutants
with it. This is called Non Point Source pollution (NPS). NPS pollutants include
soil (silt), nutrients, gas, oil and other chemicals. You can stop or
significantly slow NPS pollutants from entering the lake by following a few,
simple, preventative measures.
This booklet is divided into five
sections.
Each section will have
information on why you need to be concerned, and a description of the topic. At
the end of the section will be a self-assessment sheet. If you score in the
low risk category, you are using great lakeshore property management.
Congratulations! Please make an extra effort to correct any
activities that score a moderate or high risk as you may be contributing
contaminants to the lake.
Read on and do the
self-assessments to learn how to improve your lifestyle and management practices
to protect your lake water quality. |
Last
Modified:
05/30/08
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