My observation: Shadow Mountain has turned into a green sloppy mess. Moss, weeds and algae are definitely out of control! Why...maybe we should all contact the Three Lakes Water Shed Association or the Greater Grand Lake Shoreline Association (THEY). After all that's who is responsible. In their relentless effort to improve the clarity of one lake, (Grand Lake) they have actually destroyed the other. (Shadow Mountain) Not to mention those slimy conditions of the pump canal and the spillway below Shadow Mountain Dam. These are some of the favorite fishing areas for visiting fisherman. How are "THEY" responsible? Well back in June the Three Lakes Water Shed Association at their first meeting in quite sometime, reported that they had successfully lobbied to have the pumps turned off from July 25th thru September. Why anyone agreed to turn the pumps off during the hottest part of the summer just doesn't make sense.I'm no botanist or biologist but it seems to me that it should be common sense. Warm, stagnant water with little or no current is not conducive for a healthy, thriving, beautiful lake. Where the water is pumped in from Granby, is deep, cool water that would naturally reduce this growth.Bottom line, when the pumps are off, Grand Lake clarity is higher but you can see what it does to Shadow. So what happens to Grand Lake when the pumps come back on? Another toxic algae bloom with blame miss placed? Maybe THEY should think things through next time.

It would be nice if you identified yourself and gave us a short bio so we would know where you were coming from.

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Malty Falcon

9/4/2013 07:16:08

Hey, anonymous author of this tirade...the pumps get turned on and off for the downstream owners of the water, not to keep one lake clean or another lake clean. Did you just move to Colorado from, say, Texas or California? Sorry the canal is slimy, it is one effect of the great force of nature!