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Lake advocates flag wakeboard boats as shoreline, AIS and sediment risks; call for science‑based training and local rules
Summary
Minnesota Lakes and Rivers Advocates urged funding for aquatic invasive species management and presented research showing wakeboard boats produce larger wakes and higher prop thrust, increasing shoreline erosion and AIS transport; group recommends training, technical limits (about 500 feet from shore) and local ordinance options.
Jeff Forster, executive director of Minnesota Lakes and Rivers Advocates, briefed the Subcommittee on Oct. 24 on two priorities: increasing stable funding for aquatic invasive species (AIS) management grants and addressing shoreline and AIS risks posed by wakeboard/wake‑surfing boats.
On AIS funding, Forster said the current three‑year boat surcharge supports local AIS management grants but funding is unstable from year to year. Advocates are seeking a higher, steadier surcharge and estimate that lake associations face rising, sometimes…
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