All Association meetings and dinner events will take place at the Pavilion. The 2024 schedule will be posted in the coming months.
Your participation and support are greatly appreciated. We ask and encourage all North Lake households to become NLIA members.
Please consider adding a donation. Your contributions go directly to enhancing the health and beauty of North Lake.
The 2024 NLIA Dues Form can be accessed below. Please mail the Form with your check to:
NORTH LAKE IMPROVEMENT ASSN., INC.
P.O. BOX 204
SWEET VALLEY, PA 18656
You may also email the Form to admin@nlake.org in advance of mailing your check.
Below are highlights from a North Lake Board meeting held on 1/20:
The NLIA financial report:
Yearly expenses for 2023: $6698
Hello everyone,
Attached below is the latest Clean-Flo scan that was performed fall of 2023. Clean-Flo calls it moderate results but it’s only been 5 months into the massive restoration treatment. The scan shows 3 inches of sediment reduction, receding from the shallower areas as that’s where it will diminish first. It also shows two million more gallons of water in the lake. The system is doing what it’s intended to do, reduce the nutrient rich bottom sediment, biologically dredging the lake.
At the last 2023 meeting we voted to seek a lake management company. We have multiple proposals and started the review and vetting process to find a company to coincide with the restoration project that’s ongoing. There is no easy solution or answers to the issues of our lake or they would have been done long ago. At our first board meeting of 2024, highlighted was that North Lake has tried just about everything from chemicals to grass carp to aeration and biologics and most recently ultrasound. We plan on meeting monthly through the winter working on multiple issues.
We will keep members informed with monthly updates on our progress.
Ken Price
NLIA President
Clean-Flo Report North Lake 2023 (pdf)
DownloadUpdate on ARPA Grant Application through Luzerne County - 2023
In the fall of 2022, NLIA submitted a grant proposal to Luzerne County for American Rescue funds that were being made available to municipalities, nonprofits, and other businesses. We are very pleased to report that we have been officially notified that the North Lake Improvement Association has been awarded a grant of $88,890 to support a lake water quality improvement project. The funded grant project was based on a proposal requested from Clean Flo International who have been engaged with North Lake over the past number of years. Clean-Flo has periodically been on the lake to observe algae bloom events and have conducted sonar scans to document organic sediment buildup on the bottom of the lake. They have also reviewed water quality data showing high nutrient levels in the lake and very high nutrient levels entering the lake from the watershed. When nutrient levels increase, nuisance algae and even weed growth can dominate a body of water, making it unattractive, odorous and a poor environment for a healthy aquatic life. The goal of this treatment plan is to address the nutrient buildup, to reduce nutrient availability in the water column, reduce organic sediment (muck) at the bottom, and in turn improve overall water quality. The plan includes aggressive treatments using Bio Booster and Clean and Clear enzymes that will be applied to the lake by Clean Flo over several treatments through this year and into 2024. These treatments are aimed at reducing nutrients and organic sediment in the lake. In addition, Clean Flo will also be deploying 100 Nutrient Sponge bags over the next 2 years in and about the lake at the various stormwater runoff areas. These bags are designed to absorb nutrients before they ever reach the water. Finally, Clean Flo will be conducting water quality monitoring/reporting and will perform a sonar scan in the fall of this year to measure the effectiveness of the treatment plan. We are now working through the actual performance portion of the grant process which includes additional documentation, ongoing submission of progress of the project as well of request for release of the funds to pay for the treatments. The funds will be released to NLIA only when we make a request to cover the actual expenses on a quarterly basis. The first two treatments were already completed by the Clean Flo team in May and June and there will be another treatment later this summer in August. The actual timing for treatments for next year will be determined based on results from this year and the recommendation of Clean Flo. The Board is very appreciative to have been selected to receive this grant and we are confident this treatment plan will have a significant impact on the water quality and overall conditions of North Lake. We will continue to provide additional updates at our regular membership meetings. In the meantime, please feel free to reach out with any questions.
Ken Price NLIA President
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