1st Edition

Lake and Pond Management Guidebook

By Steve McComas Copyright 2003
    304 Pages 755 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    The Lake and Pond Management Guidebook is the successor to the bestselling Lake Smarts: The First Lake Maintenance Handbook, the "bible" for small-scale lake and pond improvements, published by the Terrene Institute in 1993. Completely revised and updated, now published by Lewis Publishers, this guidebook contains over 300 ideas and projects including step-by-step practical, low-cost solutions to a wide range of problems that lake management professionals face everyday. Coverage includes shoreland buffer installation, fisheries management, reducing nuisance algal growth, controlling exotic aquatic plants, lakeside wastewater treatment systems, small scale dredging, and more.

    SHORELAND PROJECTS
    Erosion Control Ordinances and Community Education
    Community-Wide Stormwater Management
    Gully and Streambank Erosion Control
    Shoreland Landscaping
    Living with Shoreland Wildlife
    Shoreland Environment: Putting the Pieces Together
    Shoreland References

    ALGAE CONTROL
    Nutrient Reduction Strategies
    Biological Controls in the Lake
    Lake Aeration/Circulation
    Chemical Additions to the Lake
    Physical Removal of Algae
    Algae References

    AQUATIC PLANT MANAGEMENT
    Techniques to Increase Native Aquatic Plants
    Techniques to Decrease Nuisance Aquatic Plants
    Aquatic Plant References

    FISH TOPICS
    Habitat Improvements
    Stocking Fish
    Keep Fish Thriving
    Reduce the Number of Unwanted Fish
    Fish References

    SMALL SCALE DREDGING
    Mechanical Dredging Techniques
    Pumping Systems for Small Scale Dredging
    Commercial Pumping Systems
    Holding Areas and Dewatering Techniques for Pumping Systems
    Other Techniques
    Dredging References

    ON-SITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS
    Conventional On-Site Systems
    Maintenance of On-Site Systems
    Detecting Problems with On-Site Systems
    Systems for Problem Conditions
    Evaluating Community Wastewater Treatment Options
    Wastewater References

    POND PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS
    Applying Lake Management Techniques to Ponds
    Pond References

    Biography

    Steve McComas