The Comfort Lake - Forest Lake Watershed District (CLFLWD) Impaired Lakes TMDL is a watershed based TMDL, which addresses seven impaired lakes within the St. Croix River Basin. This chain of lakes is located within Chisago and Washington County. These lakes include Comfort, Birch, Bone, Moody, School, Shields, and Little Comfort. Not all of these lakes are listed as impaired for excess nutrients (phosphorus); but they are a chain of lakes with each one impacting the others.
Map and location
The Comfort Lake Chain is located northeast of Forest Lake, in counties of Chisago and Washington.
TMDL report and implementation plan
Fact Sheet- Comfort Lake-Forest Lake Watershed District-Six Lakes TMDL (wq-iw6-03e)
- EPA Approval Letter (June 7, 2010) (wq-iw6-03g)
- TMDL Implementation Plan (Approved by MPCA on June 11, 2010) (wq-iw6-03c)
- Comfort Lake - Forest Lake Watershed District Impaired Lakes TMDL Work Plan
Links
- Sunrise River Watershed TMDL
- Chisago County Environmental Services
- Chisago SWCD
- City of Forest Lake
- Comfort Lake - Forest Lake Watershed District (CLFLWD)
- Metropolitan Council of Environmental Services (MCES)
- Minnesota Board of Water and Soil Resources (BWSR)
- MPCA Environmental Data Access (Lake and Stream Data)
- Minnesota Department of Natural Resources
- Washington Conservation District
Information contact
Project manager: Christopher Klucas, christopher.klucas@state.mn.us