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Natar Structures and Environment Committee January 11, 1992 <br />Reese said if the $75,000 from Hennepin County is realized <br />from this effort the EWM program will continue as planned. <br />O. Hennepin Parks Proposal to Establish a Water Sampling <br />Laboratory. <br />Reese presented a proposal from John Barten, Water Quality <br />Manager, Hennepin Parks, dated 1/2/92 which wduld establish a <br />water sampling laboratory for inter-aoency service on a pay-as~ <br />used basis, with start up funds from the LCMR. <br />Barten listed the following advantages: <br />1) Sample results would be more comf>arable on a yeai to— <br />year basis since a constant analytical method would be used. <br />2) Samples can be collected on short notice to capture <br />unusual events and the results of the sampling would be available <br />faster than when done by a commercial laboratory. <br />3) There would be a greater degree of control over the <br />accuracy of the analytical results. <br />4) Analytical costs could be significantly reduced. <br />Hurr questioned whether in-house analyses could be chal­ <br />lenged as biased. Reese said there is nothing to preclude out­ <br />side checks, although the type of testing done in most cases is <br />not controversial- <br />Cochran noted that the Management Plan places the LMCD as <br />the lead agency in defining the data needed and to cause it to be <br />collected. It is his belief the main thrust of gathering data <br />should fall on the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District (MCWO), <br />which is already gathering data. riie MCWD has been asked for <br />information on their data gathe'-ing and response to the proposal- <br />Penn questioned the possibilitv f duplication of effort with the <br />MCWO. <br />Hurr noted the funding through the LCMR is actually provid <br />ing the capital funding from the taxpayers. She questioned <br />government going into competition with private enterprise. <br />moved, Foster seconded, to recommend to the Board that <br />LHCO expresses its intent to use a laboratory as proposed by <br />Hennepin Parks if it is competitive and done in cooperate in with <br />the Minnehaha Creek Watershed District. Motion carried. <br />Zebra Mussel Control <br />Reese stated the Zebra Mussel control concept developed by <br />the committee in December was put forth to see who would support <br />j't. It received considerable news coverage raising concet ns of <br />fishing groups. The cities which were approached were either <br />moderately supportive, disinterested or unsure of it. None <br />wanted to have any further funding responsibility. <br />Babcock has put forward a mandatory watercraft launch record <br />to keep EWM and Zebra Mussel from being spread. <br />The Task Force took no action on the Babcock proposal in <br />December, but it is on the January 17 agenda.