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2. There should also be some or;gin-destination work done on boaters. Where they put in and where they go on the lake would help in locating future access. This is relatively eas.r to do. but it requires interviews of users at all access types. 3. Data on potential increases in all types of access is needed. This means monitoring of shoreline development, local plans for this kind of develop- ment and plans for undeveloped land in what might be called the "service area" of Lake Minnetonl, . Methods and data exist to gauge changes in public access use, but similar systematic data is not available for other types of access. Increased development in communities surrounding Lake Minnetonka will probably put pressure on surface use of the lake by increas- ing demand for all types of access. This will be particularly important as the proportion of use arising from different kinds of access becomes more clear. 4. The last research need is all inclusive. A systematic research program is needed on Lake Minnetcnka. Every potential action implemented on the lake to correct problems will needed complete evaluation --it's simply that kind of environment. A cooperative, ;f*ntly funded, jointly designed research program is needed. No one agency can justify the budget needed to proceed on its own. In addition, the variety of interests served by lake Minnetonka make it difficult for any one agency to achieve the credibility needed here. SA3889/PNOPNI 26