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2019 LIPPC COURTESY BOAT INSPECTION YEAR END REPORT

The season started late with rain and cold but ended with warm and dry conditions.

Total Inspection Hours: 3,070

Total Watershed Inspections: 3,315

Narrows 1,435 Hrs. 149 Days 2,286 Inspections

North Ramp 1226 Hrs. 144 Days 954 Inspections

Pleasant Point 293 Hrs. 63 Days 34 Inspections

Horseshoe P. 55 Hrs. 14 Days 33 Inspections

Farrington P. 22 Hrs. 9 Days 2 Inspections

Heald P. 30 Hrs. 7 Days 6 Inspections

Cushman P. 5 Hrs. 2 Days 0 Inspections

Bradley P. 4 Hrs. 2 Days 0 Inspections

Inspections By Month:

May—190; June—578; July—1036; August—1,015; September—401; October—95

1,805 Boats inspected entering

1,510 Boats inspected leaving

Plants

A total of 45 plants were found by inspectors. 38 were found at the Narrows; 8 inbound and 30 outbound. 7 plants were found at the North; 2 inbound and 5 outbound. Stewards and concerned citizens submitted 6 plants to inspectors. All plants were non-invasive.

Volunteers

There were 15 volunteers that provided 68 inspection hours. The KLWA adopted the Narrows for a day and the GLLT adopted both the Narrows and the North Ramp for a day. An additional 47 volunteer administrative hours for interviews, training, DEP reporting, grant writing, etc. were performed by the CBI Coordinator.

Boat Wash

Boaters washed 54 times prior entering the lake and 89 upon leaving.

Kiosks

Boaters filled out 33 self-inspection cards at a kiosk in the watershed: Narrows-12, North 10, Heald-2, Horseshoe-8 and Farrington-1.