I don't really have a comment...but more of a question. It was a conversation i was having with a girlfriend who has a cabin on the lake and is a hot tub owner. She was mentioning how much it cost to have her hot tub emptyed. I wasn't surprised that she paid $100 to empty it but i was surprised that she did that at all. Now we don't own a hot tub but we have friends that do. So i do know that there are certain harmful chemicals that go into it to keep it clean and when people change the water does everyone call a vaccum truck to empty it? I know people who empty it onto the ground in their yard. Is this something that is harming the quality of the lake and wildlife? Thank you. Brigette McCarthy

Posted on Friday July 04, 2008 at 09:46PM by Mrs. Brigette McCarthy

Pigeon Lake Concern

Central Alberta does not have many lakes and so we must protect our lakes at all cost. I do not agree with allowing any industry to rob the area of the water affecting pigeon lake in any even remote way. The oil and gas industry must find another way or place to get it's water. We are short of fresh water and cannot spare even one drop let alone thousnads of gallons.

Posted on Wednesday July 16, 2008 at 06:36PM by Jeanne Hope - pigeon lake land owner and citizen of Alberta, user of the provincial parks on pigeon lake

Stay At The Lake

Blue green algae back already July 13 and nobody is saying anything? It isn't posted anywhere. Can't you treat the lake?

Posted on Friday July 18, 2008 at 04:21PM by Tracey

Posted on Monday July 21, 2008 at 07:23AM by Tracy

Watershed Study

I reviewed what I think was the latest water study commissioned by PLWA in July and was surprised that there were no references to amphibians in the Wildlife section. It was conspictuously silent on the issue of :hot spots: around the lake where there are higher than average sources of contamination as well. I have reviewed a study completed some years ago for Lac la Non (sp?) and it was specific on where they thought the worst areas were found around the lake. By comparison I found the Pigeon Lake Study simplistic. I contacted Dr marcus Thorman (one of the authors of the report) and asked him about my concerns (we have been able to find amphibians on the shoreline for my entire 52 years at the lake prior to the past two) and he said he thought that it was a good idea to look at the amphibians as an indication of water quality and said that the "sources" or "hot spot" area identification was not part of his mandate. I am wondering when we will have any more information with respect to my concerns or whether the studies are now "complete"?

Posted on Tuesday November 25, 2008 at 10:57AM by Ian Bradley

wasting Water

MEC water flood send water out of the cyclical system of surface watewater available to be reused.
The Proposed waste water removal system drains the wells and flushes the pigeon lake toilets down the Pipestone creek as is the case with North East Pigeon Lake Commisions Lagoon at Mulhurst.

In Basin treatment and filtration back to the lake water table will Reuse Recycle and Replenish the depleting lake level.

Becarful what you wish for.
Geothermal heating of homes in the winter and hot tubs in the summer will cool the lake and make it too cold to grow the Blue Green Algae that everyone is concerned about.
Solar and Wind power to heat your home and cool the lake is sustainable.

Posted on Thursday May 28, 2009 at 06:35AM by Tom Cliff