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lake quality depends on tracy kibble staff reporter musselman lake residents must stop all lawn fertilization and s practice a dog stoop and scoop tr method to save the lake says one water quality expert if the lakes longoverdue pollution problems are now under the microscope and one government official says residents can make a major difference i to its quality mike walters spokesman for the t lake simcoe and r e g i on conservation authority lsrca who was one of the governmental tri- i party investigators into the study i says there are i simple ways i musselman lake j residents can help to preserve the 1 lake one of the recommendations the experts highly recommend inthe publiclyreleasedl989 musselman lake surface water quality report there is nothing done in this lake that is not done in any other lake but there are many simple ways people can help reduce pollution is to ban the use of motorboats and mr walters agrees the use of motorboats in the small kettle lake could seriously damage its future by causing erosion siltation and unnecessary turbulence from wave action mr walters says there are many other ways residents canhelp combat further pollution in the now highlyurbanized area you really have to go back in time back to when urbanization first started he says and maintains thats when the pollution really began to buildup he says phosphorus a major concern and rising element of pollution at musselman lake is a naturally occurring element but could be r e d u c e d substantially through residential and town cooperation if people really have the need to fertilize use a product that has a slow release of fertilizer or simply pump water from the lake mr walters suggests he says elements already in the lake can acfas an effective and successful source to fertilize a lawn and therefore eliminate and reduce further stormwater runoff residents can also check out any grey water leakage from laundry or wash water that may come from basements mr walters says he also recommends the use of environmentallysafe products that are phosphorus free arid- says the environment ministry has a list of good safe products now on the- shelves people should refrain from using detergent when washing cars too he says mr walters says if detergents are used in washing cars and other things outside the home that a safe detergent phosphorus free is highly recommended there is nothing done in this lake that is not done in any other lake but there are many simple ways people can help reduce pollution one major step would be to treat storrriwater runoff which cannot be done by the average resident but the study recommends the town of whitchurchstouffville impleirient such treatment spokesman for lake musselman club ken jobe now part of the worldwide sierra club says the study is one of the most thorough ive seen and wants to be sure anyone interested in finding out more attend the newlyformed sierra club founding meeting july 25 at 7 pm in the parkview village auditorium the meeting will discuss this study with qualified expert panels and give residents an opportunity to join the sierra club town officials have not yet commented on the studys recommendations but are expected to deal with the issue at a special riieeting august 14 photosjoebdwrrtevebj mark franken was all smiles as he posed as a and 19th avenue here he hands out a clown at the grand opening of upper canada balloon to trevor ottley 5 while his mother post beams new location at kennedy road looks on sierra club inaugural meeting to address musselman issue the musselman lake report on water quality will be a main topic of discussion at the inaugural meeting of a new environmental group in the area the sierra club york region branch members are asking everyone from ballantrae musselman lake whitchurch- stouffville and york region to attend its sierra club york region founding meeting wednesday july 25 at 7 pm at the parkview village auditorium 9th line south everyone interested in our endangered environment is invited to meet the directors of the sierra club of eastern canada discover the excitement of participating in local and national projects to preserve and protect our precious wilderness and living waters said a press release from the group issued appropriately enough on recycled paper there will be a ministerial presentation of the lake musselman surface water quality report 1989 where a panel of governmental experts will answer your questions from theresults of the investigation of musselman lake and the environs for more information write to the lake musselman club box 162 stouffville ontario l4a 7z5