Welcome to the Balsam Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District
Entrusted to Preserve, Protect, and Manage Balsam Lake Through Environmental and Conservation Stewardship for Sustainability
DISTRICT CHARTER
POWERS OF PUBLIC INLAND LAKE PROTECTION AND REHABILITATION DISTRICTS
Most Recent News & Agendas:
- December 2024 Bd mtg agenda
- November 2024 Bd mtg minutes-DRAFT
- 2024 CLP Herbicide treatment public notice packet
- Balsam Lake Pretreatment Survey 5 15 2023
- CLP 9 Year Rates East Balsam
2024 Past Board Meeting Minutes:
- October 2024 Bd mtg minutes-FINAL
- September 2024 Bd mtg minutes-FINAL
- 2024 annual mtg minutes_DRAFT
- 2024 Board Election Mtg Minutes - DRAFT
- June 2024 Bd mtg Minutes - FINAL
- May 2024 Bd mtg minutes-FINAL
- April 2024 Bd mtg minutes-FINAL
- March 2024 Bd mtg minutes-FINAL
- February 2024 Bd mtg minutes-FINAL
2024 Meeting Schedule:
Board meetings - Third Saturday of the month at 8:30
Annual Meeting in July
(No meetings in January and August)
Meeting Location:
Polk Business Center conference room in person, or virtually on Zoom at this meeting link
Please contact the commissioners with any questions, comments or concerns you have. You are welcome to attend the meetings.
See Something? Say Something.
Use our See Something Say Something reporting form to let our water patrol know of safety concerns you have on Balsam Lake. Pictures and video are able to be submitted and help our water patrol follow up on concerns.
What is a Public Inland Lake Protection and Rehabilitation District?
A special unit of government designed to deal with lake management issues. It is not a general purpose unit of government like a town or county that must deal with a broad range of issues ranging from fire protection to road repairs. A lake district is empowered to operate on its own initiative, independent of its creating entity and the state, but subject to local ordinances and state law. Lake districts can act in concert with other municipalities to undertake lake protection and rehabilitation projects.
General Management Powers of Lake Districts
Lake districts can operate in a wide variety of lake management activities such as:
- evaluate lake management issues
- carry out solutions to lake
- management issues
- develop long range lake management plans
- undertake projects to enhance recreation
- monitor water quality
- cooperate with non-profit organizations on projects
- operate water safety patrols
- control erosion
- survey lake users, local citizens and property owners
- areate the lake
- harvest or treat aquatic plants
- divert nutrients/dredge
- construct and operate dams