LAKE MINNETONKA Julia Casparriello and Lee Copeland

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LAKE MINNETONKA
Julia Casparriello

and Lee Copeland
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A Brief Description

• Area of 14,000 Acres
• Ecologically diverse
• Besides lakeshore residents, Lake Minetonka is
  frequented by much of the surrounding population
• Besides aesthetic values, high recreational value
  to the area

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The LMCD

• The Lake Minnetonka Conservation District
• determines lake policies
• responsible for enforcement of policies

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Market Failures

• Overuse the side effects
• pollution
• erosion
• milfoil infestation

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Market Failures Cont.

• Safety
• beach safety
• boating accidents
• speeding
• intoxicated boaters

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Market Failures cont.

• Enforcement and Policing the Lake
• Noise Pollution
• Sale of boating permits
• Provides security to lake users
• Controls overuse and safety

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Policy Options

• The milfoil problem
• high clean-up costs
• preventing spread is our focus
• monitoring public launches
• mandating boat-cleaning
• imposing fines on violators
• The overuse problem
• Control usage without inconveniencing lakeshore
  residents
• Thus, our focus is on parking

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More Policy Options

• Police force is necessary
• enforcing policies of the LMCD
• maintaining optimal level of benefits received
  from the resource

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Bringing Lake Minnetonka to Efficiency
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