CLIPA White Paper - Lake Maintenance Plan

The recommendations and options outlined in this Capitol Lake maintenance plan represent the ideas originally developed at the “Save Capitol Lake Workshop” assembled earlier in the year by CLIPA. This group had depth and breadth of expertise in biology, ecology, fisheries, engineering, finance/capital budgeting, law, State regulations and EIS process, permitting, policy development and policy implementation.

 

The group had a strong working knowledge of relevant issues related to the specific management and operations of Capitol Lake over the last 25+ years, and the historical development and decision making around Capitol Lake, as well as generally to riparian areas, wetlands, lakes, and the marine environment.

 

The ideas presented here are meant to provide options and alternatives that will assist in the State’s decision making process, and to further support the White Paper and Financial Projections included in this packet. As a volunteer group we recognize certain omissions and errors may exist, and while inadvertent, we advocate for a thorough predesign study to ensure the best information is made available prior to design and implementation. We have outlined elements that might be included in the predesign study in the Financial Projections section of the packet.

 

The lake maintenance plan draws heavily from the existing Capitol Lake Adaptive Management Plan Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) of May 20, 1999 option for the “Lake/River Wetland Without Trap Alternative.” A permit for continuing a Capitol Lake maintenance dredging program should be applied for under the authority of this alternative.