Pollution in bodies of water can come from many places, and people can do different things to help prevent those issues from impacting overall water quality.

Lake Panorama Association and Lake Panorama Rural Improvement Zone Project Manager Lane Rumelhart says that in the case of environmental factors, water quality projects are a good way to work on reducing natural pollutants. He tells Raccoon Valley Radio what he and the two entities he works for consider to be the goal of improving water quality.

“Really what it comes down to, what’s your definition of water quality. Our definition is keeping sediment out of the lake, lowering nutrient levels, and keeping blue-green algae and other blooms out of the water to make our lake a great place for recreational activities.”

Rumelhart mentions that some of the projects that he has helped implement include dredging the lake to remove silt and sediment, as well as begin cover crop and wetlands projects in the lake’s watershed.