The Lake Wallenpaupack Watershed Management District (LWWMD), formed to help protect and improve the water quality in Lake Wallenpaupack, PA, has updated their website to include some very useful lake management documents.

The LWWMD received a total of $2,200,000 from two EPA grants for watershed investigations, the development of pollutant budgets for Lake Wallenpaupack, lake and stream water quality monitoring, public education seminars and workshops, and the design and construction of Best Management Practices (BMPs) throughout the watershed to control nonpoint sources of pollution to Lake Wallenpaupack. The LWWMD website includes a clickable nonpoint source best management practices map that shows photos, costs, and descriptions of each BMP installed in the watershed. Also included on the website are model stormwater ordinances, lawn & garden and household products fact sheets, LWWMD information, and watershed links. 

Newly added to the website are four new fact sheets, including watershed management, stormwater management, aquatic ecosystem restoration, and best management practices brochures. Also added are several key documents that have been produced as part of the FY1998 and FY1999 projects, including the Homeowner's Streambank and Shoreline Stabilization Handbook, the Volunteer Lake Monitoring Handbook, and the Long-Term Water Quality Monitoring Report. The updated Lake Wallenpaupack Watershed Management Plan will be added to the site soon as the update is scheduled to be complete in January. Although the documents are geared toward Lake Wallenpaupack in northeastern Pennsylvania, many of the topics and information would be applicable to lakes in any area..

http://www.wallenpaupackwatershed.org/