Surface Water Management Division

Lake Management Program

Surface Water Management (SWM) provides a variety of lake monitoring and management services, including:

Monitoring the water quality of lowland lakes and preparing reports analyzing the condition of county lakes Conducting detailed lake restoration studies Taking actions to control invasive aquatic plants Detecting and preventing potentially toxic blue-green algae blooms Providing public education, volunteer monitoring and technical assistance to lake groups and lakeside residents

2011 Photo Contest Winner Lake Serene Sunset by Mark Fussell

NEW - Lake Howard Water Quality Protection Project

Lake Stevens Toxic Algae Alert - Levels are now safe - January 2012

Living Near Lakes Keep Your Lake Healthy Learn About Lake Ecology  Common Lake Concerns    Snohomish County Lake Information & Data Countywide Lake Information Individual Lake Information  SWM's Interactive Water Quality Database    Algae and Toxic Algae Algae and Lakes  Toxic Algae Special County Projects Involving Algae   Aquatic Plants Snohomish County Aquatic Plant Control Projects (2.2 MB pdf download)   Lake Shoecraft Milfoil Control Project     Volunteer Lake Monitoring Volunteer Opportunities & Information Resources for Current Volunteers   Links To Helpful Lake Websites

2011 Photo Contest Winner Damsel Fly Formation by Jenifer Poole

Contact

Gene Williams, Senior Planner, 425-388-3464 extension 4563

Marisa Burghdoff, Water Quality Analyst, 425-388-3464 extension 4639

 

Some of these documents are in pdf format. To read these files you'll need to have Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your computer.