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use problems since the bay has direct access to the sea, and unlimited boating area. The major approach is shoreland management within existing authorities. Other lakes discussed in California were Clear Lake and Lake Tahoe. Neither had problems or conditions remotely similar to Lake Minnetonka. Testae Interest centered on several large reservoirs in the Dallas -Port Worth metroplex and on Lake Austin. The reservoirs (e.g., Lake Ray Hubbard, Lewisville Lake, Grapevine Lake) are covered by general plans done when they were created. These plans have been modified over time to increase use on public lands owned along these reser- voirs. Little has been done to plan the details of land use around these reser- voirs; the actual development pressure has not occurred yet. In most cases, public land was secured as part of the initial development. Lake Austin, also a reservoir, is in a different situation. The city of Austin is growing rapidly, and the city's park and recreation department has begun planning for the lake. Additional public land is being considered along the roughly ten -square mile lake extending northwest along the Colorado River from the west edge of town. Public access, surface use regulation and shoreland de- velopment controls are being considered. Although the lake extend- a good dis- tanca outside the mein portion of the city, its shoreline is almost all within the statutory city limits. Private development is increasing rapidly. However, the plan is only in its initial states and is a pioneering effort in Texas. Michigan While Michigan is much like Minnesota in water resources, the presence of the Great Lakes and the absence of large inland water bodies make the situation in- comparable wt'h Minnesota. The regulatory mechanism used to deal with surface use and shorelao. 'welopeent are quite similar to those used no other small Minnesota Lakes. ' `,nal planning is done for the Great Lakes under the Federal Coastal Zone -ment Act and its state counterpart. However, noth- ing- remotely similar to Minnetonka was discovered. Washington Lake Washington, a 35-square mile .reshwater lake in the City of Seattle, was researched. There has been l:ttle done it terms of surface use ?launing here since the lake connects to Puget Sound. The major planning effort has involved the shoreline Where environmental, aesthetic, and commercial -industrial - recreational conflicts exist. No overall plan for the lake has been attempted by the city of the Puget Sound Council of Governments.