APPENDIX 15
CLEAR LAKE EARTH DAY
APRIL 26, 2000
Grade 7 Responses to
the question: “What would you like
changed about Clear Lake?”
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Would like the lake to
be clear.
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The lake to be clear,
not so much algae like in Clear Lake.
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Would like the lake to
be clearer.
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Clear up the color so
you can see down in depth.
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Would like it to get
cleaner.
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Would like to see to
the bottom of the lake in some parts.
·
Do something about the
color of the lake.
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Would like to get the
lake back to its clearness.
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Would like to see
farther down into the water.
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Wants the water more
clear.
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Would like to see it
somewhat more clear again.
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Would like to have the
lake clear and not green.
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Wants to have the lake
somewhat clear.
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Have the lake clear so
you can see the bottom up to at least 15 feet.
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Better water quality
for the lake to be better recreationally.
·
Is there a way to make
it any clearer than it is?
·
Wants the lake to be
clearer.
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I want the lake to be
clear and have more largemouth bass.
·
Would like the lake to
be clean and to have something done to prevent people from putting oil and
other materials in the lake.
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The lake should be
clear enough so you are able to see down a couple of feet.
·
Have the water to
become clearer.
·
The lake to be clear
again and to know that there’s no e-coli, so we can swim in it.
·
Have a clearer lake.
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Make it clear instead
of green.
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Have completely clear
water.
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Wants clear, clean
water.
·
Improve cleanliness.
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Make the lake clear so
you can see to the bottom.
·
Would like to have it
clear!
·
Make the lake clearer
and cleaner.
·
Would like cleaner
water.
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I want our lake to be
sanitary and clear.
·
Have it become clear.
·
Remove the stench.
Make it clear.
·
Change it so it would be
a lot cleaner so we can swim without worrying about getting sick.
·
Would like the lake to
be clear.
·
Stop people from
throwing stuff in the lake.
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Would like to have a
clean, clear lake so we can go swimming in it and have fun in nice water and
sand that doesn’t have glass in it.
·
Would like the lake
clean, real clean so people can swim in it.
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Would like it to be
more fun to swim in and cleaner.
·
I would want the water
to be clean and clear.
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Would like to be able
to see through the water.
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Get the water clear so
the town’s name represents something.
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The color of the lake
should be clear like the name, Clear Lake.
·
I’d like to be able to
see my feet when I walk into the lake.
·
Does not like having
the lake green.
·
Change it so it’s not
green anymore.
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Improve the color and
smell.
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Would like the water
to look like water and not pea soup.
·
Have it not be green.
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Remove the green
stuff.
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Change the color of
the lake.
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Clear up the green
water because the name of the lake is Clear Lake.
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Change the color of
the water.
·
Change the color.
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Make the greenness go
away.
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I would like the green
and brown stuff out and water clarity better.
·
I don’t like the green
water.
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Change the lake so it
isn’t green and polluted with phosphorus.
·
Change the algae
level. It’s gross when it gets stuck under your swimming suit.
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Wants less algae.
·
Change the bacteria in
the lake.
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Get rid of the
cyanobacteria blooms.
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Less algae.
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Remove algae and dead
fish.
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Kill all the fish and
weeds.
·
Get all the dead fish
out of the lake.
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Remove all the
phosphorus from the lake.
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Remove aerators.
·
We need more “No Wake”
zones further out in the lake.
·
Make laws preventing
waste in the lake.
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I would like to have
more fish and more areas to swim.
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Less bullheads and
more other types of fish.