Water clarity improves after alum added

Lee Daly, who spearheads the Big Swan Lake Improvement District’s (LID) alum treatment project, took Secchi disk readings in both north and south basins to measure water clarity before, during and after applications. The results were notable. In the south basin where Lake Restoration, Inc. applied the alum, or aluminum sulfate, water clarity depth on […]

Alum treatment wraps up for this year

Lake Restoration finished applying 87,000 gallons of alum (aluminum sulfate) to Big Swan Lake on Tuesday. This photo was taken Monday as the final push began. The process took about two weeks while contending with several overly windy days that delayed applications. The GPS-guided treatments will be repeated early next spring or late fall. The […]

Alum treatment project underway

This week Lake Restoration, Inc. began treating Big Swan with alum, which could last 10-14 days depending on weather. Its barge carries 1,700 gallons per trip, requiring 52 loads to dispatch the 87,000 gallons that will be injected into the lake this October. The GPS-guided applications will be repeated in the main basin of the […]

Major lake projects move forward

Attached are minutes of the annual meeting of the Big Swan Lakes Improvement District (LID) held Saturday, Aug. 23. Among the agenda items were updates on the alum treatment project and cleanup of Schwanke Creek where it enters the lake’s west side. LIDAnnualMeeting8.23

Plan to attend LID annual meeting Saturday

  See the attached agenda for the Big Swan Lake Improvement District (LID) annual meeting that will be held Saturday, Aug. 23 at the Hub Supper Club. Among topics will be important updates about old and new business involving lake water quality projects. A strong turnout will add to grant hours that will reduce our […]

County Soil & Water assesses lakeshore properties

Todd County Soil and Water offers site assessments of lakeshore properties. Chuck and Tammy Macy had their Big Swan Lake property assessed by county staff members. The attached document describes the process for other property owners to determine if they are interested. SHORELAND ASSESSMENT LETTER    

Big news on May 17 lake association meeting agenda

Attached is the agenda for the Big Swan Lake Association of Todd County meeting set for 10 a.m. on Saturday, May 17 at the Hub Supper Club. Also attached is a  letter concerning a grant the association has received to reduce phosphorus levels and improve water quality. The grant will be the major topic of […]

Reminder of March 1 weed control signup

  Aquatic Solutions of Little Falls will do our lake’s offshore curlyleaf pondweed spraying again this summer. It also offers onshore weed treatments for homeowners. Signup materials for property owners were mailed in January and contact information was posted on the website at the same time. This is a reminder that the deadline for signing […]