Millville Lake Protective Association
Salem, NH
Salem, NH
MLPA News
Keep Leaves Out of the Lake
Why are leaves a problem for the lakes? Leaves release phosphorus when they break down, representing one of the largest sources of urban phosphorus pollution. When left in the street, leaves make a phosphorus-rich tea that washes down storm drains and directly into our lakes. It only takes one pound of phosphorus to produce 500 pounds of algae in our lakes. See how another community is handling their leaf problem, cleanlakesalliance.org/leaves/.
Lakeside Summer 2020 Edition is Available
Click here to read the Summer 2020 edition of Lakeside from NH Lakes.
Lakeside Spring 2020 Edition is Available
Click here to read the Spring 2020 edition of Lakeside from NH Lakes.
NH LAKES Webinar Series
September 26, 2020 - Our friends at NH Lakes are continuing their free monthly webinar series from fall 2020 through spring 2021. Click here for the details.
Millville Lake Boat Removal
September 17, 2020 - On Friday October 9th the Utilities Division of the Salem Municipal Services Department will move the barrier near the dam beach area out of the way so that boat trailers will have access to the water. Thursday October 15th is the last day that you have to remove your boat using the dam beach area access point. On Friday October 16th (approximately) the barrier will be put back in place cutting off boat access to the beach. A special thank you to Fred Wallace, Director Utilities Division of the Salem Municipal Services Department, for his extra effort in helping us to bring our boating season to a more convenient end.
Millville Lake Dam Opening
September 17, 2020 - The Millville Lake dam will be opened by the Utility Division of the Salem Municipal Services Department on Friday October 16th to lower the lake water level. The primary purpose of this is to help with the control of weeds.
E. coli Count Millville Lake Town Beach 2020
Purple Loosestrife Seen on Millville Lake
August 10, 2020 - We've noticed some Purple Loosestrife (see sample photos) around the lake and August is the time to remove it before it goes to seed. If you see it on your shoreline please follow these removal instructions from NH DES - "We recommend cutting off the flower stalks, and putting them in a black plastic trash bag. After those are removed the stems/roots can be dug out by hand, and put into the trash bag. Leave the bag out in the sun for a few days to “cook” the plants and render them non-viable. They can be deposited in the trash after that.
The DES Environmental Fact Sheet on Purple Loosestrife can be viewed by clicking here.
The DES Environmental Fact Sheet on Purple Loosestrife can be viewed by clicking here.
SOLitude Lake Management 2020 Lake Maintenance
August 8, 2020 - SOLitude Lake Management performed lake treatment on Monday August 3rd. More information can be read by clicking here.
LakeFest 2020 Canceled
July 16, 2020 - It is with great disappointment that we have had to cancel this year's LakeFest event on Millville Lake. We hope that everyone understands that the current public health issues are the cause for this cancellation. Thank you for your continued support.
- MLPA Board of Directors
- MLPA Board of Directors
NH Lakes LakeSmart Booklet
July 12, 2020 - NH Lakes provided a must-read booklet filled with helpful information on lake friendly living. Download your copy today.
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MLPA Salem High Scholarship Recipients
May 26, 2020 - We are pleased to announce the recipients of the two MLPA sponsored Salem High School scholarships. The well-deserved senior recipients are Salem residents, Emma Liptrap and Philip Breton.
Emma is going to attend Syracuse University where she plans to major in Environmental Civil Engineering. Philip will be attending the University of New Hampshire and plans to major in Civil Engineering/with an interest in environmental issues.
Emma and Philip each received $1000.00 towards their college educations. Congratulations to Emma and Philip and we wish you success in your scholastic endeavors. Also, thank you to the Salem High Scholarship Committee who handled the entire selection process.
The MLPA BOD hopes to award these scholarships on a yearly basis.
Emma is going to attend Syracuse University where she plans to major in Environmental Civil Engineering. Philip will be attending the University of New Hampshire and plans to major in Civil Engineering/with an interest in environmental issues.
Emma and Philip each received $1000.00 towards their college educations. Congratulations to Emma and Philip and we wish you success in your scholastic endeavors. Also, thank you to the Salem High Scholarship Committee who handled the entire selection process.
The MLPA BOD hopes to award these scholarships on a yearly basis.
Clean River Project Lake Cleanup
May 26, 2020 - The MLPA has again contracted with Rocky Morrison's Clean River Project to do a Millville Lake shoreline cleanup. Check out the highlights of their visit here.
Update: Rocky recently returned to the lake to remove a large, floating tree stump with his Bobcat. The stump had washed ashore at the Millville Circle beach area near the dam.
Update: Rocky recently returned to the lake to remove a large, floating tree stump with his Bobcat. The stump had washed ashore at the Millville Circle beach area near the dam.
MLPA 2020 Dues
We are now accepting MLPA membership dues payments for 2020. The MLPA membership year is from January 1st - December 31st and dues are only $30.00. Click here to support the MLPA. As always, thank you for your support to "protect and improve Millville Lake."
Maintaining a Healthy Lake
With all the “stay at home” time we have been doing, you might have some overdue projects around your yard. There's tons of great information on what you can do in your own yard to make and keep Millville Lake healthy in the "Maintaining a Healthy Lake" section of this website. Most important is keeping phosphorus out of the lake. Phosphorus just feeds the weeds. Also, there’s much you can do to stop sediment erosion from excess storm runoff. Click here, read and learn.
SOLitude Lake Management 2019 Water Quality Testing
March 20, 2020 - SOLitude Lake Management performed Millville Lake water quality testing on August 29, 2019 and September 27, 2019. I received the August water quality results, reviewed them and nothing popped out to me as bad or out of the ordinary. I did not receive the September results until late October (due to a billing mix up), so I did not want to report back to you with only one set of results. When I finally received the September results I reviewed them again and again saw nothing of concern. Our Fisheries Biologist (Ben German) reviewed both sets of results and for the most part he also saw no red flags. He did however feel like it was worth mentioning that the Conductivity was a little higher than he would expect for a water body in this region/geography. Conductivity is a measure of water’s capability to pass electrical flow. This ability is directly related to the concentration of ions in the water. These conductive ions come from dissolved salts and inorganic materials such as alkalis, chlorides, sulfides and carbonate compounds. Compounds that dissolve into ions are also known as electrolytes. The more ions that are present, the higher the conductivity of water. (definition taken from: https://www.fondriest.com/environmental-measurements/parameters/water-quality/conductivity-salinity-tds/.)
Ben's opinion was that the slightly elevated conductivity was possibly due to road salts from the winter. There is no harm at all with the readings seen (330-350 umhos/cm), as they fall well within the acceptable range to support diverse aquatic life (100-1,000 umhos/cm.)
All water quality results looked good, with no reason for concern.
Peter Beisler SOLitude Environmental Scientist
Ben's opinion was that the slightly elevated conductivity was possibly due to road salts from the winter. There is no harm at all with the readings seen (330-350 umhos/cm), as they fall well within the acceptable range to support diverse aquatic life (100-1,000 umhos/cm.)
All water quality results looked good, with no reason for concern.
Peter Beisler SOLitude Environmental Scientist
SOLitude Lake Management 2019 Lake Treatment Final Report
March 16, 2020 - The SOLitude Lake Management 2019 Lake Treatment Final Report can be read here.
MLPA Fall 2019 Meeting Notes Available
October 16, 2019 - The MLPA Fall Meeting Notes for the October 8, 2019 meeting are now available to members by clicking on the 'MLPA Meeting Notes Members Only' photo above.
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