Greetings to CLEAR members and friends.........
Today, the activities under our Stream Partners grant come to a close, after seeing quite a number of sampling campaigns on Cheat Lake and its feeder streams........ a report and summary are in preparation.
We have permission to spend the remaining $470 on a portable turbidity meter that can be used to monitor the Lake at various locations during the coming months and years. We will need to dip into our regular CLEAR bank account of approximately $2500 to cost share the cost of this instrument in the amount of $450.
In addition, it is proposed that we purchase a portable (hand- held) meter that will simultaneously do the pH, conductivity, and either temperature or dissolved oxygen. This will cost approximately $500.
That would reduce our regular account balance to around $1500. Then, our annual allocation from the Monongalia County Commission is $2000 this budget year; this is money we can claim now via a letter of request. This will bring our regular account balance to $3,500.
PLEASE INDICATE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS AND/OR IF YOU APPROVE OF THE ABOVE RECOMMENDED PURCHASES.
ALSO, IF YOU HAVE SUGGESTIONS OF PROJECTS FOR THE COMING THREE MONTHS OF 2006, OR FOR THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 2007, PLEASE LET US KNOW AS SOON AS POSSILE.
Best wishes for a most colorful autumn, Duane Nichols
CHEAT LAKE ENVIRONMENT AND RECREATION ASSOCIATION