East Lake (Lenox) IA 05-PLA-1478

Assessment Comments

Insufficient information available to develop assessments. Previous assessment was based on results of a 1995 UHL survey of water supply reservoirs.

Basis for Assessment

SUMMARY:  The Class A (primary contact recreation) uses and the Class B(LW) aquatic life uses remain "not assessed."  The Class C (drinking water) are "not assessed" due to the lack of recent information upon which to base an assessment.   The data used for previous assessments of the Class C uses of this lake are now considered too old (10 years) to accurately characterize current water quality conditions.   Previous assessment of Class C (drinking water) uses remain were based on results of a 1995 UHL survey of water supply reservoirs.  

EXPLANATION:  The Class A and Class B(LW) uses remain "not assessed" due to the lack of recent water quality information upon which to base an assessment.   This lake is not part of the ongoing statewide survey of 132 Iowa lakes conducted by Iowa State University.  

The Class C (drinking water) uses are considered "not assessed" due to the lack of information upon which to base an assessment.   The previous assessments of the Class C uses at this lake were based on results of sampling conducted by UHL in January 1995.   However, because these data are now considered too old (greater than ten years) to accurately characterize current water quality conditions, these uses are now considered "not assessed".

Fish consumption uses remain "not assessed" due to the lack of fish contaminant monitoring at this lake.