On April 16, 2005, a group of lake residents walked and drove to four of the six spots identified in the Land-Tech study as areas to focus on for future stormwater management programs. Mike Bartos of Land-Tech (author of the study) accompanied the residents.
The sites are:
- Site 1 – Approximately 150 feet north of the Corner of Truesdale Lake Drive and Lake Shore Drive
- Site 2 – Corner of Truesdale Lake Drive and Lake Shore Drive
- Site 3 – Between 21 and 23 Truesdale Lake Drive, TEA Beach area (photos and video of problem) (not shown in photos below but click link to see stormwater work completed in 2009)
- Site 4 – Off of Boway, the main stream feeding into the lake
- Site 5 – At end of north spur of Hoyt Street (not shown in photos below)
- Site 6 – Corner of Lake Shore Drive and Gilbert Street
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- South end of Lake Truesdale (Mike Bartos is in blue hat)
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- View of fishing shed at corner of Truesdale Lake Drive and Lake Shore drive. When shed was built it was on the water and you could fish off of the front porch. (Site #2)
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- View of Lake Shore Drive “delta” caused by unmaintained stormceptor catchbasin. (Site #1)
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- View of Truesdale Lake looking north from 3 Truesdale Lake Drive
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- View from lake of Lake Shore Drive catchbasin outflow (Site #1)
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- Removing the manhole cover
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- Checking inside – 10 foot deep container has about 1 foot of clear space. The rest is full of rocks and silt.
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- Checking inside – 10 foot deep container has about 1 foot of clear space. The rest is full of rocks and silt.
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- View of property at corner of Lake Shore Drive and Gilbert Street (Site #6)
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- View of property at corner of Lake Shore Drive and Gilbert Street
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- View of property at corner of Lake Shore Drive and Gilbert Street
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- View of Boway inlet 4 season stream (between 106 and 108 boway) (Site #4)
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- Main water source for Truesdale Lake (End of SIte #4)
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- An unlucky deer
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- Stormwater wash off of Truesdale Lake Drive into Boway stream/Truesdale Lake (Site not documented in 2001 study, but is between #69 and #71 Truesdale Lake Drive)
[Photos by Rob Cummings]