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Louis E Shenmen O un,l Sauee Man.,., - Eastern 2331 Lemo,ne Avenue Forl Lee. Now Jersey 0702e e r Telephone (201) a61-5665 MUD CAT ;„aesE„ULI INTERNATIONAL COMPANY THE CLEAN LAKES PROGRAM Section 914 of the Clean hater Act I M P A C 'l OF tit) r U N D i N G A Is 4 A A a ,. L • a Or k e A k A Is _CLNEEAL _BACKCROONu Since making, its first award to January 1976, EeA's Clean Lakes Program (CLP) has evolved into a program that is now in a post rn to meet its stated objectives: s Ensuring that the states are prepared — manage their freshwater lakes, an.' • Restore at least one lake to recreational quality within 15 miles of each standard metropolitan statistical area The success has been due to a number of factors: • The alarming rate at which the nation's lakes are continuing to degrade • The program is initiated at the grass routs level and and requires a strong local commitment (50% match) • It is voluntarv--not required by law or regulation, and it gets the job done! Emphasizing an overall watershed approach, Clean Lakes projects prevent soil erosion and thus sedimants and excess nutrients from filling in and "aging," the lake; toxics and organlcs are kept out of the waters; water supplies are improved; recreation is increased. This is EPA's only existing program to implement nonpoint source controls. RESULTS To date, 45 States have participated In the program and over $70 million has been awarded. A.nnroxlmetely six states now have specific legislatively derived lake res- toration and protection programs. A recent survey by the North American Lake Management Society (NALMS) Indicates that most states are willing to pursue the development of such programs. The benefits have been well -doe umanted.... nearly 150 lakes have been restored with public benefits greater than elghL dollars for each EPA dollar invested. Approximately 100 million Americans enjoy cleaner lakes, water Is free of sediment, weed, and pollutants. Concerned citizens have proven that the voluntary clean-up of our most valuable resources --freshwater lakes ---WORKS!!! And, it only costs each American a dimar per year at full fundiag support of $15 million annually. FUTURE NEEDS Over 10,000 lakes .re in need of restoration and protection, and others are continu- ally being degraded. Those lakes cannot be taken for granted; efforts to restore and oreurve them must go on. Otherwise, NO SWIMMING, NO DRINKING and NO BOATING signs will continue to appear on the landscape. SO WHAT'