1. Lake Como Rehabilitation City of Bloomer Joseph M. Dorava, PE - Vierbicher Associates Bloomer Community Lake Association and Bloomer Rod and Gun Club Public Meeting May 12, 2003

2. Lake Rehabilitation Lake Bed Surveying Lake Bed Dredging Habitat Enhancement

3. Overall Status Planning and Design, Where we are now (Lake cross-sections and dredging volumes) Permit Application, Where we are going (Dredging and Spoiling) Construction, Where we end up (Funding and Timing)

4. Planning and Design: Background Team Members - City, Vierbicher Associates, Lake Association, Local NGOs, & Public Construction Plans and Specs for Lake Rehabilitation & Habitat Enhancement Construction Contract

5. Planning and Design: Status Survey of Lake Complete Preliminary Plans Complete Issues (local input) Storm sewer outfalls, Swimming beach, Boat launches. Sediment traps, Groundwater seeps, Fishing sites, Eroding sites, Wildlife site, etc….

6. Plan Sets

13. Permit Application: Background Team Members (City, Vierbicher Associates, Lake Association, WDNR, USACOE) Environmental Assessment needed to describe and quantify (Dredging volumes, spoil site, aquatic and terrestrial habitat impacts)

14. Permit Application: Status Final lake rehabilitation plans needed for the application Plans are in a preliminary stage Issues, Access to spoil site, sediment quantity/quality, storm water runoff, erosion control, habitat impacts Keep regulatory agencies informed and involved

15. Construction Construction Contract Award Construction Observation Timing Seasonal (Winter) Funding (Cost vs. Budget)

16. Next Steps Plans revised to incorporate local input and habitat enhancements (May-June) Permit Applications Completed (June - July) Construction Bidding Documents Completed (July - August) Bids and Budgets Aligned (Sept. - October) Construction Contract Awarded (Oct -Nov) Construction (Dec., 3003 - March, 2004)

17. Questions?