2023 ELIA

ANNUAL MEETING

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Osthoff Resort

Grand Libelle Ballroom

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Friday, June 9th, 2023

5:30 p.m.

AGENDA – WELCOME!

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5:30 PM Registration - Social Time

6:00 PM Opening Comments and Buffet

6:30 PM Meeting Call to Order (Schott)

• Roll call (Elias)
• Approval of agenda
• Review and approval of minutes from 2022 Annual Meeting
• Public Comments from the Floor
• Treasurer’s Report (Boeldt)
• Budget review and approval
• Committee Reports
• Nominating Committee (Froh)
• Ecology Committee
• Aquatic Invasives/Clean Boats Clean Water (Hanlon)
• Water Quality (Majerus, Elias)
• Public Outreach (Strigenz, Sofen)
• Website Update (Boeldt)
• President’s Comments

7:00 PM Adjournment

2024-2025 Board Roster

(3-year Terms)

2024-2025 Officers

(Annual Election)

Ecology Committee Updates:

• Aquatic Invasive Species
• Clean Boats Clean Waters
• Comprehensive Lake Management Plan
• Grant Projects
• Water Quality Report

2022 Elkhart Lake Public Survey

• 140+ total respondents – THANK YOU!
• 70% live along the lake shoreline
• 60% are seasonal residents
• 69% are ELIA members
• Lake is most utilized for swimming and boating, fishing, wildlife viewing, scenic viewing, entertaining, and solitude
• Majority of respondents report that algae, aquatic plants, and shoreline development has either somewhat or greatly increased over time
• Only 11 percent of respondents reported that aquatic plants and algae never impact their use of Elkhart Lake
• Comments/Concerns:
• Water Quality and Runoff
• Boat Traffic and Wake Boats
• Fishery

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2022 Comprehensive Lake Management Plan Recommendations

• Continue to monitor the lake water quality
• Continue to monitor dissolved oxygen
• Take sediment cores in the lake to evaluate legacy phosphorus in lake sediment
• Continue Clean Boat Clean Waters (CBCW) program to prevent the spread of AIS*
• Continue efforts to control the spread of AIS
• Perform aquatic plant inventory every 5 years to evaluate the success of AIS control efforts
• Continue WDNR fish survey efforts
• Implement fish habitat improvement projects (fish sticks and tree drops)
• Implement small-scale shoreline projects that capture surface water runoff and promote native habitat*

• Continue to support efforts by partners at Sheboygan County and NRCS to implement conservation practices on agricultural lands (no till, cover crops, pollinator habitat)
• Convert marginal farmland to native habitat*
• Build upon Sheboygan County efforts to reduce peak flows and phosphorus loading via design and construction of stormwater management solutions within major tributary areas in the Elkhart Lake watershed (sedimentation basins, habitat restoration, and/or water control structures)*
• Work with partners and property owners to restore, preserve and protect natural habitat within the Elkhart Lake watershed

2022 Comprehensive Lake Management Plan Recommendations

*2023-2024 Grant Projects

Secchi Depth Averages

Trophic State Index Graph

Annual Lake Mixing

KeepElkhartBlue.org

President’s Message