FRIENDS OF LAKE HOWELL Property Owners Association GENERAL

FRIENDS OF LAKE HOWELL (Property Owners Association) GENERAL MEETING Sept 18, 2014 www. Friends. Of. Lake. Howell. org

Lake Howell Community

Board of Directors Pete Barr (2/15) Lake Howell Lane Mark Clark (2/14) Sausalito Shores Joe Lung (2/15) Lake Howell Lane Bob Musser (2/15 Lakehurst Jim Travis (2/15) Lago Vista Chuck Weirauch (2/16) Sausalito Condo Chris Wilson (2/16) Lake Howell Lane (Denotes date of term completion)

Advisory Panel Gloria Eby Seminole County Water Quality Dean Barber Seminole County Consultant Alicia Knecht Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation (FWC)

Lake Howell Vegetation Prior to 2011 - No significant vegetation Nov 2011 - Eelgrass emerging Feb 2012 - Southern naiad emerging July 2012 - Hydrilla emerging Sept 2012 - Eelgrass dominant species May 2013 - Southern naiad dominant species Grass carp have reached end of life!

Hydrilla Map Oct 2013

Hydrilla Sept 2014

Hydrilla Action Plan Add more grass carp FOLH put in 1 carp per acre in 2013 and will add 1 carp per acre in 2014. FWC requires letters of authorization to stock the lake with more than 2 carp per acre. We need this authorization in case more carp are needed. Letters are required from HOA’s. Due date: Nov 15, 2014 Whole lake chemical treatment The window of opportunity is Feb-Apr 2015 (low lake level which requires less chemical). We need $150, 000 from the lake community. Due date: Jan 31, 2015

Hydrilla Action Plan This is an extremely aggressive plan. The whole lake treatment is contingent on the authorization to stock additional carp AND the influx of $150, 000. If we miss this window, the next window of opportunity is Feb-Apr 2016. In the meantime the hydrilla will continue to expand next summer (2015) the entire lake will be covered with hydrilla from the shore out to a depth of 8 feet. Let’s get moving!!!

Carp Authorization Letter I/we authorize Friends of Lake Howell (FOLH) to stock grass carp for the purpose of controlling hydrilla and to determine the number of carp necessary to accomplish that purpose. It is the goal of FOLH to maintain a healthy aquatic ecosystem in the lake. Further it is the goal of FOLH to control the hydrilla with a balance of chemicals and carp such that the aquatic ecosystem will be maintained. My/our financial input to FOLH will directly affect the ability of FOLH to maintain the proper balance of chemicals and carp (chemicals cost 1000 times as much as carp). Stocking of carp is not an exact science and there can be substantial variation in the number of carp required from one site to another. FOLH will take the most conservative approach that funding will permit.

Grass Carp Stocking Rates “stocking rates as low as 8 fish per vegetated acre produced complete eradication whereas rates as high as 74 fish per vegetated acre produced no control. ” Grass Carp Report p. 17 FDEP Jan 2008 Conclusion: EVERY LAKE IS UNIQUE!

Hydrilla Action Plan Private lake front $1000 Private lake access $100

Funding Plan

Annual Program Cost whole lake treatment

Friends of Lake Howell Board of Directors Meetings 3 rd Thursday of Month @ 6: 30 pm Lake Howell Arms Clubhouse All Residents with deeded access to Lake Howell Send contributions to: Friends of Lake Howell, Inc. 5415 Lake Howell Road #300 Winter Park, FL 32792 www. friendsoflakehowell. org