Delavan Lake Improvement Association Delavan Lake Improvement Association, Delavan, WI
Delavan Lake Improvement Association, Inc.
P.O. Box 353 - Delavan, Wisconsin 53115 		Delavan Lake Improvement Association

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ATTENTION

3/9/2010
GROUNDWATER LEGISLATION ACTION NOW!

Problem:

Back in 2004, Wisconsin made a huge step forward in managing groundwater supplies when the first Groundwater Protection Law was enacted. The law protected a small but important set of rivers, lakes and springs from the negative impacts of groundwater pumping. Unfortunately, in some areas of the state (especially Portage and Waukesha counties) riverbeds and drinking water supplies are still drying up because of excessive water use through high capacity wells.

Surprisingly, Wisconsins current groundwater law fails to consider the impacts of groundwater withdrawals on 99% of the states lakes, 97% of springs, 92% of rivers and streams and 100% of wetlands.

Solution: Wisconsin needs a groundwater law that addresses the gaps left by the current law. The good news is that a bill was introduced to the Wisconsin state legislature TODAY that would do just that!

The catch is this: The bill has a long way to go to become law and not much time to do it. Legislators need to know that protecting groundwater should be on the top of their to-do list for this month.

When you send the email to your legislators, stress the need for them to ACT NOW and make groundwater protection a high priority before the end of this legislative session. Our lakes are a vital component of the local economy.

Action Needed: Please submit your message today. And, don't forget - personal messages always carry more "water" for legislators!

District Number 11 Senator Neal Kedzie: Sen.kedzie@legis.wisconsin.gov (608) 266-2635 Capitol 126 South

District Number 32 Representative Thomas Lothian: Rep.lothian@legis.wisconsin.gov (608) 266-1190 Capitol 306 North

District Number 31 Representative Stephen Nass Rep.nass@legis.wisconsin.gov (608) 266-5715 Capitol 12 West

District Number 43 Representative Kim Hixson Rep.Hixson@legis.wisconsin.gov (608) 266-9650 Capitol 109 North



ATTENTION

2/16/2010
MANDATORY BOATING EDUCATION REQUIREMENT
Boating Safety Education

From the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Mandatory Education Requirement A Wisconsin boating safety certification or out of state equivalent certification is required for anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 1989 to operate a power boat on Wisconsin waters. If you were born after 1988, you're required to complete a boating safety course to legally operate a motorized boat or personal watercraft (PWC). Anyone is eligible to take a boating safety class and receive a safety education completion certificate, although the certificate is not valid for a child until he or she is 12 years old. In addition to it being the law, taking a boating safety class can save your life: 4 of 5 people who die in boating accidents on Wisconsin's waters every year haven't had such formal training. Gain the safe boating techniques and knowledge that can keep you safe on the water. Learn why the DNR recommends all boaters take a course, whether it's required or not: Choose From Three Convenient Options Taking a boater safety education course is easy when you have three great options to choose from. Classroom Instruction Direct classroom instruction from our corps of expert volunteer instructors. This minimum 8-hour course is offered at many different times and places across Wisconsin. It costs $10. Check for Upcoming Courses on the DNR website. Online Instruction Boat Ed -- This updated course offers interactive instruction for all learning styles. The 3-hour course is split into super-short segments that are designed for easy comprehension and quick learning. Log out and the course "remembers" where you left off, so you can jump right back in after a few hours or days. This course has the identical text that students study in DNR's classroom courses, colorfully illustrated with more than 200 realistic drawings, more than an hour of streaming videos, and interactive animations . The cost is $29.50, paid only after you pass. Customer support is available 16 hours a day, 7 days a week via email or a toll-free number.. Boater Exam -- This new course is suitable for boaters of any age and reading skills because students can choose to hear the material as well as see it. The course features many eye-catching animations and the ability for students to "bookmark" where they are, making it easier to return to complete the course at a later time. This course costs $29.99 and takes a minimum of three hours to complete. Use the DNR website link in our Hot Links section to find out more.

9/20/2009
SALE WATERCOLOR MAPS OF DELAVAN LAKE.
1992 Harriet Llewellan Delavan Lake Maps 16x20. Check out the map in our photo gallery. Delavan artist Harriet Llewellan created a watercolor map of Delavan Lake in 1992. In 2002 the DLIA asked her to add some new features. We have been selling the revised map since then, but recently found a number of the 1992 maps which we will sell for $5 a piece plus $6 shipping and handling. Up to 3 maps can be mailed in one tube for the $6 fee. Please understand that the maps available are the 1992 maps, not the 2002 revisions. The revisions on the 2002 map are as follows: "Added subdivisions Sunny Dell, Delavan Resort Hotel and Yacht Club Condos "Added Blue Gill Road "Added historic sites Riverdale, Guernalda, Spring Lawn - Log Cabin and Hollandale - Manhattan. Please send your payment to the DLIA, PO Box 353, Delavan Wisconsin 53115.


DELAVAN LAKE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS

8/31/2004
SHARE YOUR DELAVAN LAKE PHOTOS - GET THEM ON THE WEBSITE !
Do you have photos of Delavan Lake or activities on or around Delavan Lake? If you do we'd like to get them posted here on our new web site.

Please email your photos to: admin@delavan-lake.org and we'll get them posted!



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GREEN BANNER ANNOUNCEMENT
2/4/2010
CLEANING YOUR AQUARIUM, DELAVAN LAKE
I once had a 55 gallon aquarium full of fish and plants. It was very hard to keep clean because of the variables of temperature, light and pollutants. When we realize that Delavan Lake is an aquarium with approximately two billion gallons of water we can appreciate how hard it is to keep it clean.

Delavan Lake is subject to the variable of Mother Nature, but it is the human elements that cause the problems. We have to control the pollutants that flow into the lake in order to keep Delavan Lake useable for generations to come.

Brown's Channel was dredged in 2007 to reduce sediment that was polluting our lake. The wetland areas north of Mound Road were re-worked in 2008. This area filters the water entering Delavan Lake from Jackson Creek. The newly formed Delavan Lake Sanitary District/Kettle Moraine Land Trust partnership will be working to eliminate agricultural run-off and other contaminants that enter our lake from the streams that flow into Delavan Lake.

The next project that needs to be done in order to continue the clean-up of Delavan Lake is to dredge the Inlet. Almost half the water entering the lake comes through the inlet. If the water flowing under the bridge at Highway 50 is contaminated, the water in front of your property will be green and yucky.

Over the last 100 years, the Inlet area has filled in with sediment as the slow moving water has left chemicals and pollutants in the mud. As the Inlet became shallower the water now picks up that mud as it flows by and dumps the chemicals into the main area of the lake. These chemicals from the Inlet are the primary reason your lake turns green and unclear.

A channel dug through the Inlet will remove almost 4,000 truckloads of polluted sediment. It will also provide a deep track that will allow water to flow through without picking up the mud that pollutes our lake. More clean water, less mud, fewer chemicals and less green algae.

In February there will be public meetings explaining the benefits of dredging the Inlet. Hopefully, in March, the Town Board will approve this project and vote to preserve Delavan Lake for our families, our grandkids and their grandkids. The Delavan Lake Improvement Association will continue to work and push in an effort to be sure this project is completed.

- contributed by Tom Johnson



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