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Renewing Lakes Naturally

System Design and Proposal for Lake Tyrone

June, 2014

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The Lake Savers StoryThe Lake Savers Story

“When my daughter couldn’t even swim off our own lake property because of muck and weeds, I knew I had to find a better way!”

– John TucciLake Savers Founder

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Contents

About Lake Savers

Lake Renewal System Design and Proposal for Lake Tyrone

Overview of Lake Savers Natural Lake Renewal Program

To make lakes and Reservoirs HEALTHIER using natural, sustainable technologies that work!

“When you give a lake what it needs to stay healthy, weed; muck and algae problems naturally disappear”

Our Mission… Accelerating Nature’s Way™

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2010 – 2013 Lake Restoration ProjectsIndian Lake Dowagiac, MI – 86 acre treatment area Greenwood Lake Greenwood Lake, NY – 80 acre treatment area Little Lakes, Frankfort, Indiana – 30 acres Maple Lake Paw Paw, MI– 40 acre treatment areaShickshinny Lake, Shickshinny, PA – 150 acre treatment areaLake Greeley, Greeley, PA – 150 acresKeeler Lake, Decatur, Michigan – 80 acresPodunk Lake, Hastings MI – 84 acresAustin Lake Portage, MI – 225 acresIndian Lake Expansion Dowagiac, MI – 400 acresParadise Lake, Carp Lake MI – 400 acresSchmidt Lake, Plymouth, MN – 40 acresPickerel Lake, Scots, MI – 140 acresSabula Lake, Dubois, PA – 40 acres Paw Paw Lake, Watervliet, MI – 200 acresSherman Lake, Richland, MI – 200 acres

2010 – 2012 Reservoir Restoration Projects

Lake Bridgeport Reservoir Fort Worth, Texas – 700+ acre treatment area Lake Benbrook Reservoir Fort Worth Texas – 800+ acre treatment area Toa Vaca Reservoir, Villalba, Puerto Rico – 800 acresUpper Tarrytown Reservoir, Tarrytown, NY – 30 acres Massabesic Reservoir, Manchester, NH – 225 acres

Lake Savers Success


System Design and Proposal for Lake Tyrone

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Inversion Oxygenation, Biological Acceleration and In-Lake Wetland Filtration is the BEST WAY currently available for making your lake healthier over time – as measured by the trophic index.

Our Natural Lake Renewal Technology will:Reduce muck levels lake-wide at a cost MUCH LOWER than dredging.Reduce Blue-Green and Filamentous Algae Growth.Deliver better control of Eurasian Water Milfoil and other aquatic weeds.Control the growth of native aquatic weeds keeping a balanced, healthy level of growth.Improve the fishery.

Why Lake Savers Natural Lake Renewal™

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Many of our project lakes have completely replaced chemical herbicides for weed and algae treatment. However, our approach is certainly not an “overnight” fix. Expect to see rapid improvement over a 60 to 90 period followed by steady improvement from then on. While we cannot promise a “weed free/algae free” lake, we can promise a healthy balanced ecosystem that supports a thriving fishery and recreational activities without the risk of sustained use of toxic chemicals.

Organic “muck” reductions of 6” to 12” per year are common for at least the first three years of the program until muck levels are below 1.5 feet in depth.

Every Lake has experienced an improvement in water clarity and fishery improvement in the first full season of operation.

In select cases an “integrated approach” may be required where herbicides are used selectively to keep areas of weed growth in check while the our program works to eliminate the problem over several seasons.

What Results Can You Expect?

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Inversion Oxygenation Equipment

Compressor with enclosure Cover off Compressors Enclosure Cover

Ceramic diffuser with optional float (floats will not be used in this application)

Self-Sinking Airline

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Typical Field Application…Where’s the Lake?!

Large Lake System at Indian Lake, Dowagiac, MI.

This Single Compressor is treating over 200 acres

It is located 300’ from the Lake! (Lake Savers is the only company with the technology to locate compressors off the lake)

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What about the Noise?

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One C1142.21 Inversion System with Variable Frequency Drive Technology and Sound Insulated, Protective Enclosure21 Micro-porous Ceramic Diffusers33,500 feet of self-sinking airlineAll required fittings

Natural Lake Renewal Design For Lake TyroneInversion Oxygenation Equipment

Year 1 Bio-Augmentation

150 Gallons of Clean & Clear Enzymes (Muck reduction)150 lbs of C-Flo bacteria (Muck Reduction)

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Natural Lake Renewal Design For Lake Tyrone

Possible Compressor Location (not to scale it is 71”Lx44”Wx52”H)

Diffusers placed on the bottom (not to scale they are 12”x12”x2.5”H)

Possible Compressor Location (not to scale it is 71”Lx44”Wx64”H


Full Service Management (Lease) Program Pricing for

Lake Tyrone

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System Annual Program FeeYears 1 – 7 $36,450 per year

Years 8+ $28,550 per year

* Does not include inflation adjustment every 2 years. Buy-out option available after year 10 for $72,050 Equipment is certified as working in “as new” condition upon turnover to customer on buy-out. Does not include Sales/Use Tax, if applicable.

Includes:System Maintenance and performance monitoringFULL replacement/repair of equipment at no additional cost. (Exception for Flooding.)Bacteria and enzyme treatment for year one.30 month “out clause” based on results

Installation: $7,200

Shipping (Estimated): $3,885

Full Service Management Program for Lake Tyrone

Cost of installation of electrical service and wring compressor.

DOES NOT INCLUDE

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Additional Details

Electrical Costs are estimated as follows based on a rate of $.12/kWh and 8 months operation $7,000 per season

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Preliminary Annual Budget

Note: The Biological Treatment budget of $8,500 beyond year one is very aggressive. It is likely that these costs will diminish over time. Note, also that more than $18,000 of biological treatment products will be applied in year one and are included in the Full Service Management Program Fee.

Year 1 Years 2-7

MDEQ Permit Fee $500

System Installation $7,200

Electrical Installation (estimated) $4,300

Shipping $3,885

Annual Full Service Management Payment $36,450 $36,450

Biological Treatment included $8,500

Electric Power $7,000 $7,000

Total 59,335 51,950


Lake Renewal Program Overview The Problem

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The Crisis…

Man is a complex being: he makes deserts bloom - and lakes die

- Gil Stern

We‘re turning lakes into compost piles with water on top…

Simple Facts:As we fertilize farms and lawns…we fertilize lakes too.

Lakes have become overloaded with nutrient pollution.

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What’s the Cause?What’s the Cause?

The Lake Fertilization Process

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An Accelerating Cycle of Decline…

Nutrient ReleaseNutrient Release

Excess GrowthExcess Growth

DeathDeath

Compost BuildsCompost Builds

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MUCK is THE ROOT CAUSE of the problem…

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Herbicides Kill weeds and send them to the bottom and build the compost pile faster! (Restoration of Lakes and Reservoirs. Cook, 2005).Weeds develop resistance to herbicides over time.Treatment costs rise while lake health declines.

Harvesting Harvesting will spread milfoil through fragmentation.Gives weeds a haircut, but studies show some species grow back even faster!Does not remove enough material to impact nutrient levels.

Conventional “Solutions” Don’t Address the Root Cause

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Milfoil Weevils Does reduce milfoil growth, but results have been somewhat inconsistent.In lakes where nutrient levels are high other weed species often move in to fill the niche.Does not reduce nutrient levels.

Dredging Cost prohibitive!Good for removing sand and silt – not so good on “muck” – recycles nutrients into the water column and leaves a lot behind.Doesn’t break the cycle of decline.


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Alum IS TOXIC to aquatic life!Temporarily “locks up” some phosphorus but does not actually reduce phosphorus in the system or prevent anoxia from occurring.Can reduce algae but has little effect on aquatic plants that get their nutrients from deeper in the sediment.Does NOTHING to reduce Nitrogen or organic sedimentRequires re-application often in a few years leading to further accumulation of toxic chemicals in the lake bed sediments


Lake Renewal Program Overview The Natural Solution

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Our Blindingly Obvious Insight

There are only three things you need to know about Lake Management….

Nutrient Reduction, Nutrient Reduction, Nutrient Reduction

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Reducing the Compost Pile of Nutrients at the Lake Bottom is the Fastest way to:

1. Improve Lake Health and 2. Make nuisance weed and algae growth

disappear3. Get BIGGER and MORE Fish!

Not So Obvious Insight

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Cutting-edge, natural technologies to rapidly reduce the harmful nutrients causing unwanted weeds, algae, and muck in your lake.

Lake Savers’ Four Step Lake Renewal Process

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1. REVIVE your lake with Inversion Oxygenation. A lake can’t be healthy without oxygen

2. REPAIR the damage of nutrient pollution with Biological Augmentation.

3. PROTECT your lake with Nutrient Filtration and Common-Sense Watershed Management

4. SUSTAIN your lake’s health with our Full Service Management Program

Lake Renewal Technologies

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1 ReviveInversion Oxygenation


“Lakes need to breath to be healthy”

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Inversion Oxygenation In Action

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Inversion Oxygenation Equipment

Compressor with enclosure Cover off Compressors Enclosure Cover

Ceramic diffuser with optional float (floats will not be used in this application)

Self-Sinking Airline

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Typical Field Application…Where’s the Lake?!

Large Lake System at Indian Lake, Dowagiac, MI.

This Single Compressor is treating over 200 acres

It is located 300’ from the Lake! (Lake Savers is the only company with the technology to locate compressors off the lake)

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Biological Augmentation

Diatoms Clean the water of nutrients and feed fish

Product: Nualgi Lakes

Aerobic Bacteria and Enzymes EAT muck on the bottom

Products: C-Flo Beneficial Bacteria and Clean & Clear Enzymes

Mineral Nutrient Blockers Absorb Nutrients From Sediment and Water Column

Products: NutriBlock N and NutriBlock P

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Biological Augmentation – Results…

6 inch to 12 inch “muck reduction” per year25% - 50% Reductions in Phosphorus per year

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Lake Savers Results Summary

Indian Lake, Dowagiac, MI Two Year StudyIndependent, third-party Study by Lakeshore Environmental Services.Study presented at the North American Lake Management Society National Conference in Madison, WI November 201288 acre bay of 500 acre lake with 2 control sites . Most comprehensive study ever conducted on Aeration Technology

Results Summary24 inch reduction in Organic Sediment in Study Area over 2 seasons.

Reduction in % organic content of the sediment.

Reduction in Sediment Total Phosphorus.

2 foot increase in water clarity.

Over 40% reduction of Eurasian Water Milfoil Density

Significant reduction in Harmful Blue-Green algae levels.

Whole Lake System installed in 2012 based on results of the Study.

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Lake Savers Results Summary

Sampling of Results from Other Projects:Maple Lake, Paw Paw Michigan – Confirmed reduction of organic sediment of 8 inches in 2012.

Podunk Lake, Michigan – System has completely replaced the use of chemical herbicides.

Paradise Lake, Carp Lake, MI – 50% reduction in milfoil density in 2012.

Greenwood Lake, NY – 9 inch reduction in organic sediment in 2010. Over 50% reduction in Eurasian Water Milfoil.

Massebessic Reservoir, Manchester, NH Water Works – DO sustained above 5mg/l throughout treatment area through the Summer resulting in elimination of taste and odor issues in drinking water supply.

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Contact:

John [email protected](269) 383.3400

www.lake-savers.com

Questions…

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