Welcome to the Comfort Lake - Forest Lake Watershed District

	Press Releases CLFLWD recently recieved a DNR Lessard-Sams grant to undertake roughfish removal on Bone and Moody lakes, and will be installing 3 fish barriers on various inlets and outlets of the lakes.  Chisago County Press recently wrote an article on the project. The Comfort Lake - Forest Lake Wateshed District has two BMP cost-share grant programs available for projects to improve the quality of your lakes, stream and wetlands Residential Program for individual landowners Community-Based Program for municipal, commericial or multi-landowner/multi-parcel projects Learn more about completed projects that have received District cost-share funds here. See the results of the CLFLWD 2009 water quality monitoring season on the following individual lake summary pages and on the District's 2009 Monitoring Report  Bone Lake  Comfort Lake  Forest Lake  Heims Lake  Little Comfort Lake  School Lake    Sea Lake  Sylvan Lake  2009 tributary nutrient loading and in-  lake summer mean total phosphorus concentrations flow chart Seeking citizens interested in joining CLFLWD Citizen Advisory Committee   Watershed District Guidebook   Summer 2010 update of East Metro Water Resources Education Program Hot Topics If you decide to sealcoat your asphalt driveway this year, there are a few things you should know.  Coal tar-based sealcoat concerns. Read about CLFLWD accomplishments in 2009 here. The CLFLWD presents its 2010 proposed budget and levies (as presented to the County Commissioners). District's educational articles printed in local paper   Learn more about the Forest Lake Shoreline Restoration Projects here. Upcoming Events   Upcoming Meetings Manager Special Board Meeting July 22, 2010 Regular Board Meeting August 26, 2010

Follow the links to get detailed District information, and find out how you can help improve the quality of our lakes and streams.

The Comfort Lake - Forest Lake Watershed District (CLFLWD) encompasses roughly 47 square miles in northern Washington County and southern Chisago County, including the Cities of Chisago City, Forest Lake, Scandia, and Wyoming. The watershed outlets to the northwest to the Sunrise River, which flows northeast through Chisago County before discharging to the St. Croix River.

The CLFLWD is unique because the south portion of the watershed lies within Washington County and the seven-county metropolitan area. The northern portion extends into Chisago County beyond the metropolitan area boundary and is the only watershed district in the state which transects both metropolitan and outstate counties. Roughly 60 percent of the watershed lies in Washington County and 40 percent lies in Chisago County.

The Mission of the District is to protect and conserve its water resources. The District will use sound scientific water management approaches, technologies, and methods to develop a uniform, integrated approach to water management within a rapidly changing and urbanizing area.

Unless otherwise notified, Regular Board meetings are held on the fourth Thursday of the Month at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers of the Forest Lake City Hall. In the event of a Holiday, meeting site conflict, or cancellation, meetings will be rescheduled and posted here.