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