Healthy Water, Healthy Communities - Lake Windermere Project - $20,000

The Healthy Water, Healthy Communities – Lake Windermere Project (HWHC) will:

1) Develop stewardship tools required and address threats to the sustainable development of Lake Windermere.

2) Educate the Lake Windermere community regarding the current state of the lake and encourage public participation in future monitoring and action plans.

The Columbia Valley is currently undergoing the urbanization of its once rural communities. Each summer, the population of the Columbia Valley swells from 6,000 permanent residents to well over 14,000 inhabitants. Many people are drawn to the valley by recreational opportunities. There is an ongoing real estate boom in the area as well as more vehicles on the water each year. People want to ensure the water quality of Lake Windemere is not being compromised by this significant community growth.

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