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WATER QUALITY MONITORING PLAN ELEMENT
Existing Conditions and Status of Implementation
While substantial progress has been made in the regional water quality manage-
ment plan elements described in the previous section, the most direct measure of
the impact of plan implementation on water quality conditions can only be
achieved by a well-planned areawide water quality and biological condition
monitoring program. As of 1993, no water quality monitoring has been conducted
in the Sauk Creek watershed.
Current Plan Recommendations
Increased water quality and biological conditions monitoring will be needed in
the watershed to document current conditions and to demonstrate water quality
condition changes over time.  It is recommended that an intensive water quality          I
and biological condition monitoring program be conducted over a one-year period
at Stations Sk-l and Sk-2, the locations of which are shown on Map XIV-4.  It is
recommended that this program be conducted within the next five to seven years
and repeated at approximately five to seven year intervals.   These recommenda-
tions can be coordinated with, and are consistent with, the Wisconsin Department
of Natural Resources current surface water monitoring strategy developed to
conduct monitoring activities and perform basic assessments for each basin in
the Region in an approximate five to seven year rotating cycle.
LAKE MANAGEMENT PLAN ELEMENT
The initial regional water quality management plan included recommendations for
reducing nonpoint sources of pollution in the tributary areas of lakes and for
consideration of other lake management measures, including in-lake measures such
as aeration, nutrient inactivation, and fishery management programs. For major
lakes, the initial plan recommended that comprehensive lake management plans be
prepared to consider in more detail the applicability and preliminary design of
watershed and in-lake management measures. The preparation of such a comprehen-
sive plan requires supporting water quality and biological condition monitoring
programs to be established.
As noted above, there are no major lakes in the Sauk Creek watershed. However,
there are smaller water bodies such as park-oriented ponds and small lakes in
the watershed.   It is recommended that water quality planning and supporting
monitoring be conducted for smaller, lake-like water bodies in the watershed
which are less than 50 acres in size which are deemed to be important for water
quality protection.   In such cases, the management techniques similar to those          I
recommended to be applicable for consideration on the major lakes in the region
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WATER QUALITY AND BIOLOGICAL CONDITIONS
Streams
Streamwater quality data available for use in preparing the initial regional
water quality management plan were collected during the 1964 through 1965

Commission benchmark streamwater quality study, the 1965 through 1975 Commission
streamwater quality monitoring effort, and the 1976 Commission monitoring
program conducted under the regional water quality management planning effort.
Available data collected in those programs for the Sauk Creek watershed included
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