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• Maintain remaining shoreline emergent aquatic vegetation — potentially important habitat for invertebrates and <br />juvenile fish in addition to being a natural trap for washed in sediments and nutrients. Educate shoreland <br />homeowners on the benefits of this habitat. The Minnesota Shoreland Management Guide <br />(http://shorelandmanagement.org) provides useful information on this and other issues relevant to conserving the <br />lake's beneficial uses. <br />All of the water quality data from the MPCA's monitoring activities, those of its citizen volunteers, and of other state and <br />local partners are gathered together and used to assess the condition of Minnesota lakes by determining if thresholds <br />set to protect a lake's recreational uses (swimming, wading, boating, etc.) are being met. Annual assessments of lake <br />and stream data are conducted on a rotating watershed basis. The MPCA monitors each watershed for a two year <br />period, once every ten years. Grass Lake is located within the Rum River major watershed and monitoring of a selection <br />of streams and lakes within this watershed began in 2013 and will continue through 2014. A report detailing the results <br />will be completed by the spring of 2015. Based on the findings, specific segments of the watershed will be <br />recommended for either restoration or protection activities. Involvement by citizens, counties, cities and local <br />organizations are highly encouraged by the MPCA during the restoration and protection development process. Please <br />continue to check the Rum River Watershed page for additional information: <br />http://www.pca.state.mn.us/index.php/water/water-tvpes-and-programs/watersheds/rum-river.html#overview. <br />For questions regarding this report, please contact: <br />Shannon Martin, <br />Citizen Lake Monitoring Program <br />651-757-2874 <br />Grass Lake (02-0113) • August 2014 Minnesota Pollution Control Agency <br />6 <br />