9/18/2014 MASHPEE-WAKEBY LAKE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE Minutes

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I MASHPEE TOWN CLERK OCT 2 4 2014 RECEIVE[ I I Mashpee - Waked Lake Management Committee September 1 ,2014 7: 0 PM I lash ec 'down Hall Meeting called : Doti McManus Type of meeting: Monthly I Secretary Barbara 13. Nichols tten dees: Members: Brian Mauro, Barbara Nichols, I Guests: Donald McDonald, Diane lung The minutes of the August 28, 2014 meeting were accepted as written after a motion by Brian Mauro and second by Debi McManus. Agenda topics I [Agenda topic 1] fake level/River outflow iL sa f I Discussion: Barbara reported measur*ng the lake levels on September 1 st and 15th. The levels were 55.1 and. 55.0 feet above sea level with 8.5 and 7. inches of water flowing over the hoard closest to the lake. The lake had leen at 55.1 before, last in 2012, however 55.0 was a new low in the nine years we have been keeping records. (September 05) The main concern was the lova water in the stream; of 4 inches the beginning of the month but only 2- inches in the area of the steps on the 1 . Andrew Gottlieb notified Drew McManus, Stere Mone, .Joyce Mason,this com1mittee and Rick York that he had been on the giver and had seen many adult herring forced onto their sides to traverse the river Barbara notified Drew McManus in Conservation of the measurements acrd also her concern that the sand had built up in the river making it touch shallower that usual this time of year. Drew inspected the situation and removed hoards to increase water flow for the herring. This will lead to a lower lake level. Conclusions: The lake is at a nine ,year to :55.o ft. above sea level. [Agenda topic 2] Communication. Discussion: The committee received an email from Anthony Cerci, a resident on the Sandwich side of wakeby fake with concern about the low water levels on September 1h. His email went to Andrew Gottlieb to Barbara, who seat Anthony a list of measurements from the past few years. The 55.1 level had been reached before during tunes of low precipitation. He was assured that we were watching the level and were in contact with Conservation biweekly. Conclusions: A wakel y resident is concerned about the low water level.