Task 9 - Lake Elsinore Sediment Nutrient Reduction Plan
Nutrient Offsets Report
A primary management goal for Lake Elsinore, Riverside County, California is to stabilize the water level. Without additional water supplies semi-desert Lake Elsinore becomes much smaller and shallower and even dried up completely in the 1960s drought. Since 2004 nutrient-stripped reclaimed wastewater has been added to the lake each year by Elsinore Valley Municipal Water District (EVMWD).
Lake Elsinore Sediment Nutrient Reduction Plan
The foremost goal of the TMDL process is to protect the designated beneficial uses of Lake
Elsinore. Therefore, the intended outcome is to achieve the level of water quality needed to
support warm water aquatic habitat and recreational activities; at a minimum, this includes
preventing excessive algae growth, dissolved oxygen depletion and fish kills in the lake.