Summer is almost upon us and the GLSD is gearing up for another busy summer. Our staff has been working on spring maintenance of our Conservancy properties, Aqweed harvesters, wastewater system, fish rearing facility, and projects on the County K and Sunnyside marshes. Around the District, residents may have noticed that the lake level is up this spring. We had a mild winter, in which temps dipped below zero only 9 times since January. While most of the lake had ice cover for much of the win...

DNR WPDES PERMIT COMPLIANCEAs mentioned in previous newsletters, the GLSD is required to meet new, stringent wastewater discharge requirements set forth by the State of WI. The District is working closely with the WIDNR on several different methods to use our treated wastewater as irrigation waters on nearby fields. The District is committed to this option as it is both the most environmentally friendly, but also the most cost effective. Costs associated with the planning, site evaluations, des...

The summer of 2022 was beautiful on Big Green Lake. The minimal snow cover in our area last winter caused limited spring runoff to the lake. Additionally, we saw a very gradual warming of the lake itself along with limited spring and early summer rainfall. These factors helped to create better water quality in 2022 than we’ve seen in many years on Big Green Lake. These observations are reinforced by 2022 USGS water sampling results that showed in-lake phosphorus levels dropped to around 15.5...