Big Bald Lake Cottagers’ Association Annual General Meeting September 17, 2016
Agenda • 2015 AGM Minutes • 2015-2016 Financials • President's Report • Membership Report • Lake Water Quality Testing Report • Social Committee Report • Photo Contest Winners • Volunteers Needed • Issues • Election • Questions / Other Issues
2015/2016 Year-Ending Financials 2015/16 Expenditures 2015/16 General Operating Fund Beginning Balance $ 15,883.68 FOCA Membership $ 531.25 Website Hosting & Domain $ 180.57 2015/16 Membership fees $ 3,255.00 Insurance $ 999.00 2016/17 Membership fees $ 1,730.00 Water Testing (2 yrs) $ 710.00 2017/18 Membership fees $ 675.00 Safety Signs $ 689.30 Prizes (BBL Beaver) $ 75.00 2018/19 Membership fees $ 60.00 Directories $2,027.22 Raffles, Donations, Bank $ 70.00 Donations (Boyd Island, KLSA) $1,060.00 Directory Advertising $ 385.00 Road Cleanup $ 20.27 Spring 2015 BBQ $ 430.00 Total $ 22,058.68 Regatta $1,238.62 Movie Night $ 40.73 Total $8,001.96 Total BBLCA Assets As of June 30, 2016 $13,934.60 As of June 30, 2015 $15,883.68 Bank Balance As of Sept 2016 $18,690.35 As of Sept 2015 $15,981.43 As of Sept 2014 $16,788.98
2016 Calendar Year Expenses FOCA Membership $ 579.84 Website Hosting & Domain $ 180.57 Website Advertising $ -35.00 Insurance $ 1,048.68 Water Testing $ 300.00 Directories $ -362.78 ($95 accounts receivable – will be $457.78) Donations (Boyd, KLSA) $1,060.00 BBL Beaver Contest $ 75.00 Spring Road Cleanup $ 20.27 Regatta $ -58.46 Movie Night $ 178.85 Photo Contest $ 83.80 Total 2016 Expenses $3,070.77 Total 2015 Expenses $5,707.55
President’s Report • Printed and distributed fresh new look Directory and paid for it with advertising, with impressive profit for the association! • continued with Phosphorus and E.coli water quality testing due to strong favorable feedback and appreciation from members! • Posted E.coli results within days to website and Facebook • Notified affected residents immediately when E.coli levels peaked • promoted good environmental and safe boating practices – postings to facebook and website to alert new owners of offensive and disruptive behavior for their guests and renters and for general info on how to be a good neighbour! We’re not party poopers, we live here and we like others to respect our home even if its not theirs. • monitored and reported on environmental and municipal issues - website and facebook notices re meetings on quarry, Boyd Island, rice harvesting, etc. • Posted explanations about floating weeds issue to website and Facebook • issued regular news emails and Facebook updates • provided popular social events with approximately 100 participants including 56 children at the regatta, very well received as Sue will elaborate on! So much work went into the planning and execution and its all down to Sue and Nancy and their very generous and reliable helpers!
Presidents Report con’t……. • 10 exhibitors, The Land Between guest speaker, Buckeye Marine and the OPP at our educational meeting, raised $291 with 50/50 draw, donations and silent auction. • conducted contests: cottage show, BBL Beaver, composting, and our photo contest which helped promote our website and Facebook page! We have quite a following and we collaborate with other like minded organizations and associations. • work with other organizations such: – Federation of Ontario Cottagers' Associations (FOCA), Kawartha Lake Stewards Association (KLSA), Kawartha Land Trust (KLT), Kawartha Conservation Blue Canoe Program, The Land Between, Trent Lakes (Waste Management Committee), – Professional associations and affiliations validate our existence and consequently we are asked to advise by other associations and groups. Nancy has been asked to speak to several of our partners and we are honoured to be considered in such high regards and to be in the company of these passionate and professional groups. • Promote a Strong Sense of Community! • Personally I am very proud to be affiliated with such a passionate and generous association and without Nancy and Sue and Richard leading the strong initiatives that keep this association relevant, we would just be a boring vacation spot up north instead of so much more to so many more friends and extended families!
President’s Report
Membership • 72 - 2012; 86 – 2013; 126 - 2014 • 131 Members in 2015 (111 at AGM) • 131 Members in 2016 and counting • 60 Members pre-paid for 2017 (20 for 2018) • 260 households (approx. 50% are members) • 40 e-payments 2015-16; 35 for 2016-17 • 42 members paid for 3 years last year or this • 200 email subscribers/175 households
Phosphorus Testing • Total phosphorus concentration are ideally used to interpret nutrient status in Ontario lakes, since phosphorus is the element that controls the growth of algae in most Ontario lakes . Increases in phosphorus will decrease water clarity by stimulating algal growth. In extreme cases, algal blooms will affect the aesthetics of the lake and/or cause taste and odour problems in the water. • Many limnologists place lakes into three broad categories with respect to nutrient status. Lakes with less that 10 µg/L TP are considered oligotrophic. These are dilute, unproductive lakes that rarely experience nuisance algal blooms . Lakes with TP between 10 and 20 µg/L are termed mesotrophic and are in the middle with respect to trophic status. These lakes show a broad range of characteristics and can be clear and unproductive at the bottom end of the scale or susceptible to moderate algal blooms at concentration near 20 µg/L. Lakes over 20 µg/L are classed as eutrophic and may exhibit persistent, nuisance algal blooms. • In Big Bald Lake, phosphorus is low because it is precipitated out of the lake during warm weather by the action of algae. This precipitate, called marl, forms soft, powdery sediments.
Low Phosphorus Lakes
Why is our lake low in Phosphorus? There are two reasons why Big Bald Lake and other similar lakes have low, stable phosphorus levels compared to the rest of the Kawarthas: 1. Upper Stoney Lake and Balsam Lake receive their water directly from the north through rivers. These rivers contribute low- phosphorus water because they come from an area of granitic rock, little soil, and sparse human population. 2. Big Bald Lake and Sandy Lake have a local watershed that provides water high in calcium carbonate. During warm weather, photosynthesis by aquatic plants and algae removes carbon dioxide from the lake water and causes calcium carbonate to precipitate, giving the lake a milky, turquoise appearance. The phosphorus in the water is co-precipitated, transporting it out of the water and into the sediments.
Phosphorus Results and Analysis Date Sample 1 (µg/L) Sample 2 (µg/L) Average (µg/L) 2015-05-16 8.2 8.6 8.4 2015-06-12 11 10.6 10.8 2015-07-23 12 11 11.5 2015-08-22 10.8 10.2 10.5 Most lakes start out in the spring with low phosphorus levels, probably due to a spring flush of water from the north moving through the system. Levels then rise to a peak in early August, decreasing somewhat in September. A few lakes, including Big Bald Lake are exceptions. They remain low in phosphorus throughout the summer. This is due to either constant inflows of river water from the north, or a marl chemistry which precipitates the phosphorus out of the water and into the sediments.
Phosphorus Results 2002 - 2015
2015 Secchi Depth Measurements Date Secchi - Metres 2015-05-17 6.7 2015-06-13 4.2 2015-07-24 5 2015-08-23 4.3 The Secchi depth is a measurement of how far one can see down into the lake water. Therefore, a small Secchi measurement indicates murky water; a larger Secchi depth number indicates clear water. There are a number of factors affecting Secchi depth: • Phosphorus levels. Usually lakes with higher phosphorus levels have more algal growth, making them less clear. For example, the average Secchi reading in early August of three sites on low- phosphorus Upper Stoney Lake was 5.7 m while the average August reading for three sites on high-phosphorus Pigeon Lake was 3.1 m. • Tea-coloured runoff (coloured by degraded plant tannins) from wetlands. This is most noticeable in the spring, but this colour can be seen in Cameron Lake and Little Bald Lake year-round due to the many wetlands in their watersheds. • Marl precipitation. In hard-water lakes such as Chemong, Sandy, and Big Bald, a milky-looking precipitate forms in the water in warm weather. In cooler weather, this sinks to the bottom as powdery marl. • Zebra mussels. These filter out large quantities of algae, clearing the water.
Sechi Depth 1996 - 2015
E.COLI TESTING FOR 2016 • THIS YEAR 5 SITES WERE TESTED ON 6 DIFFERENT DATES BETWEEN JULY 4 th AND SEP 6 th • OVERALL, E.COLI LEVELS WERE VERY GOOD AT ALL SITES • ONE SPIKE IN SAUNDERS BAY AFTER AUG 1 st LONG WEEKEND. WAS RETESTED 2 DAYS LATER AT 3 DIFFERENT LOCATIONS IN BAY. RETESTING RESULTED IN GOOD LEVELS
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