Yahara Lakes Water Level Advisory Group (YLAG2)

Documents below are PDF files unless otherwise noted.

YLAG2 Information:

• Final Recommendations of YLAG2 2012
• Background
• Charge to Group
• Meeting Schedule
• Participant List
• Facilitated Process
• System Map and Lake Schematics
• Yahara Lakes Water Level Chart

YLAG2 Meetings

Meeting #15 - May 18th, 2012 Noon-3:00pm

• Meeting Agenda (PDF 228K)
• INFO update presentation by Professor Chin Wu

Public Forum - March 28, 2012 6:30-9:30pm
This free public event is designed to provide the public opportunity to learn about and comment on draft recommendations developed by the Yahara Lakes Advisory Group 2.

• Public Forum Press Release
• Public Forum Brochure
• Public Comments

Draft Recommendations of the YLAG2 Group

These are the 41 draft recommendations of the YLAG2 group. We will be accepting public comment on them at this website from April 12-26, 2012. The YLAG2 group will then be meeting to review all the public comment on these draft recommendations. This meeting date and agenda will be posted once it is determined.

Click here to view the public comments received for the above draft recommendations.

All meetings are held at the Lyman F. Anderson Agriculture and Conservation Center in Madison, and the public is invited to attend. There is an opportunity for public comments at each meeting. Interested parties can join a distribution list for regular information on the meetings by e-mailing Mindy Habecker at habecker@countyofdane.com. Please put 'YLAG2 email list' in the subject line.

YLAG2 Meeting Materials:

• Meeting #14, Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 3:00pm
  Meeting Agenda (PDF, 225K)
• Meeting #13, Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at 3:00pm
  Meeting Agenda (PDF, 224K)
• Meeting #12, Thursday, February 9, 2012 at 3:00pm
  Meeting Agenda (PDF, 189K)
  Meeting Minutes (PDF, 341K)
• Meeting #11, Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 3:00pm
  Meeting Agenda (PDF, 190K)
• Meeting #10, Tuesday, January 10, 2012 at 3:00pm
  Meeting Agenda (PDF, 190K)
  Meeting Minutes (PDF, 52k)
• Meeting #9, Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 3:00pm
  Meeting Agenda (PDF, 278K)
  Meeting Minutes (PDF, 180K)
  
• Meeting #8, Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 3:00pm
  Meeting Agenda (PDF, 101K)
  Economics of the Quality & Quantity of Freshwater (PDF, 858K)
  Hazard Mitigation presentation by Roxanne Gray (PDF, 807K)
  Health Presentation by Mark Werner (PDF, 445K)
  Water Recreational Study Findings (PDF, 52K)
• Meeting #7, Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 3:00pm
  Meeting Agenda (PDF, 298K)
  Meeting Minutes (PDF, 153K)
  The Cultural Heritage of the Yahara Corridor Presentation (PDF, 4.7MB)
• Meeting #6, Thursday, August 25, 2011 at 3:00pm
  Meeting Agenda (PDF, 222K)
  Meeting Minutes (PDF, 40K)
  Cherokee Wetlands and Water Level Impacts Presentation
  by Russ Hefty (PDF, 7MB)
  Fisheries Presentation by Kurt Welke (PDF, 2.5MB)
  Wetlands and Wildlife Presentation by Cami Peterson (PDF, 4.7MB)
• Meeting #5, Thursday, July 28, 2011 at 3:00pm
  Meeting Agenda (PDF, 230K)
  Meeting Minutes (PDF, 42K)
  Map of the Four Lakes 1800s (PDF, 247K)
  Navigation and Recreation Presentation
  by Kevin Connors and Sergeant Ritter (PDF, 1.54MB)
• Meeting #4, Thursday, June 23, 2011 at 3:00pm
  Meeting Agenda (PDF, 128K)
  Meeting Minutes (PDF, 255K)
  "Hydraulics 101" Presentation by Sue Josheff (PDF, 687K)
  "Lower Yahara River Elevation Study (September - November 2009)"
  Presentation by Mike Amstadt, Vice President – Lake Affairs (PDF, 5.85MB)
  "Managing Water Levels in the Yahara Lakes" Presentation
  by Jeremy Balousek (PDF, 6.93MB)
  "Integrated Nowcast/Forecast Operation System for Yahara Waters"
  Presentation by Chin Wu and John Reimer (PDF, 5.2MB)
  Chart of Flow Constrictions (PDF, 14K)
• Meeting #3, Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 3:00pm
  Meeting Agenda (PDF, 28K)
  Meeting Minutes (PDF, 283K)
  "Factors Affecting Water Levels in the Yahara Lakes" Presentation
  by Dr Ken Potter (PDF, 992K)
  "Groundwater and Potential Impacts to Yahara Lake Levels" Presentation
  by Ken Bradbury (PDF, 2.17MB)
  Top 10: 24-hour Precipitation Records (PDF, 114K)
  Madison precipitation data 1940-2009 (PDF, 93K)
• Meeting #2, Thursday, April 28, 2011 at 3:00pm
  Meeting Agenda (PDF, 25K)
  Meeting Minutes (PDF, 35K)
  Lake Level Presentation (PDF, 7.63MB)
  Flood Mitigation Presentation (PDF, 1.13MB)
  Public Comments (PDF, 180K)
• Meeting #1, Thursday, March 24, 2011 at 3:00 pm
  Meeting Agenda (PDF, 24K)
  Meeting Minutes (PDF, 30K)
  Yahara Lakes Advisory Group (YLAG1) History (PDF, 202K)
  Public Comments (PDF, 289K)

The Yahara Lakes Advisory Group (YLAG1) initially met in 2001-2002 to develop recommendations on how to best manage the Yahara lakes as a system.

YLAG1 Report and Recommendations Status:

• 2002 Executive Summary (PDF, 57K)
• 2002 Final Report (PDF, 124K)
• 2002 Appendixes (PDF, 21K)
• 2011 Recommendations Status Update (PDF, 92K)

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