Water Quality for Great and Long Pond

Pristine water quality for Great and Long Pond is a heritage that we can take for granted, right? It was, in 1908 when the Belgrade Lakes Association was formed.

In this, our Centennial year, that’s no longer the case. The pressure is on everyone with an interest in these lakes to help “protect and preserve” them. There are lots of ways to do that—ways that take little effort but count and ways that take some doing but are interesting, informative, and help a lot!

The pages introduced here talk about how lakes work and how you—one person—can help keep them working well for your enjoyment or profit. Ecology is the parent term. "Ecology" refers to the environmental system in which we live: all of its parts as they are connected an influence one another. We’re big actors in that show. The change—in people, their habits and habitats, and their toys—since the BLA was formed in 1908 is monumental. We people are why the water quality can no longer be taken for granted.

For starters here is an outline of some Water Quality subjects that may interest you. Click on whatever interests you. When you’re through use the back arrow to return here for more. This is your navigation center.

• Meet the WQ Committee
• Water Quality Terms
• Gloeotrichia Algae
  • Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) about Gloeotrichia
  • Colby College Research Project
  • Field Trials of Green Water Remedies
• Storm Water Runoff
  • Camp Roads
  • What is a Buffer?
• Invasives
  • Invasive Plant Survey Team
  • CBI Program
• Water Quality Monitoring

Interesting? People are finding it more and more so.

A great Indian chief, long before modern science said it so well that his words formed the marquee of the 1974 US World’s Fair pavilion. He said simply, "All things are connected."

That doesn't sound too complicated until you start to make a list of "things" and try to connect them. Almost immediately you discover two facts: people-things are all over the place like the toys in a little kid’s playpen; and many important things are situated in places way upland from the lake shores. You might enjoy exploring these ideas at the Watershed website of the US Environmental Protection Agency.

LakeSmart Program