Decontamination Station
Boat Cleaning Station Update 9-21-2024
Our association president, Steve Hunnicutt, provides us with a boat cleaning station update:
The shed is built. A shallow well is in, and plumbing and electrical mostly ready for the power washer’s arrival. The propane tank and other items are pending. The power washer should arrive sometime in October.
Ryan Knox of Des Moines Lake Association is heading up its installation and operation testing. We intend to have this operational by spring 2025.
Many people hours have been put into this so far. Thanks to Amy and E J Juers, Ryan Knox, and Greg Main from Des Moines Lake Association. Steve Johnson of Fish Lake. Mark Michel, Dave Foote, Jim Sundberg, Jim Koren, Brian Kopp, Jeff Romanchuk and myself of Long Lake Association. I apologize if I forgot anyone.
Special thanks to Dave Foote’s brother-in-law, Phil Hoss, who headed up our concrete pad pour and finishing.
Des Moines Lake Association has been actively and successfully soliciting donations from their members for this program. Long Lake Association should have done this as well, as I’m sure many of you would be happy to contribute to this project.
My apologies for not asking you before this. If you care to donate to this important project, donations can be mailed to Long Lake Association, 6220 Arbor Ln, Excelsior, MN 55331, or with the Venmo app, username is @timtamlyn.
The New Watercraft Decontamination Station proposal passed at the April 17 members zoom meeting.
New Proposed Watercraft Decontamination Station
Des Moines Lake Association has received a grant from the Wisconsin DNR for a heated high pressure watercraft cleaning station. Des Moines Lake Association presented their grant application and plan to the association board last fall. We were very impressed by their plan and the work they put into it.
The main justification for this station is that it is the most effective method of removing invasive species from watercraft and trailers. It is far more effective than our current method of hand pumped sprayers with a bleach solution. Most importantly the water will be heated to a temperature that will kill zebra mussel veligers (the infant stage of zebra mussels not visible to the naked eye).
We signed a letter of intent to participate with them on a 50/50 basis with the contingency that we enter into a written co-ownership agreement and that the membership of both Associations approve this project. The co-ownership agreement has been worked out and is at Benson Law Office in Siren for review. Des Moines Lake Association has met, voted, and approved this project.
Our initial investment for equipment purchase, building, etc.is $7,500. We have sufficient funds in our aquatic invasive species fund to cover this. Annual operating expenses should be less than $1,000 per year per association and we are working hard to reduce that.
Ryan Knox of Des Moines Lake Association has done an outstanding job in researching and identifying the most cost-effective equipment.
Click here to view a PDF presentation. The presentation is also available on our website or Facebook: www.wislla.org, www.facebook.com/groups/wislla.
Ryan will be in attendance and ready to answer your questions. After all the questions have been answered we will put this project up for a vote with our members attending the Zoom meeting.
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