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The last element of the plan is post-implementation monitoring to determine the effectiveness <br />of the plan. The overall result of the project is an estimated 77 percent reduction in external and <br />internal phosphorus loading to the lake. This will result in a reduction of Long Lake phosphorus <br />. . t t _ <br />concentration from 114 ;xg/l to 53 ;tg/l. This in turn will result in a reduction of lake <br />chlorophyil-a concentration to 15 ;ig/l and an increase in lake secchi depth to 1.6 meters. <br />The project is to be implemented over a six-year schedule. The total project cost is estimated <br />at S3.5 million. Major funding will be provided by the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. <br />Grant funding will be requested for 40 percent of the project cost from the MPCA Clean Water <br />Partnership Program. The remaining local funding will be in-ldnd contributions from the DNR, <br />as well as the cities of Long Lake, Medina, and Orono. <br />vu <br />[