I prepared an earlier version of this
presentation and requested permission to present it at an ACC Board meeting. My offer was declined. [Click on the word "presentation" to see it.] The current version includes additional evaporation data which confirms the initial data.
I prepared this to refute contentions that a liner would not prevent the lake from going dry because the major cause of water loss was due to evaporation. So, I did some research and found that by far the largest percentage of water loss during winter months is due to seepage and not evaporation. Therefore, a liner would prevent the seepage and most of the water would be retained.
This was my attempt at playing hydrologist. I don't wish to enter into a discussion about my methods or conclusions. Rather, I have decided that an engineering study should be performed by a firm specializing in such matters and that the study should include a cost estimate of the actions recommended, if any. There are too many amateurs expressing opinions about the hydrology of Lake Paradise, some negative ones having become set in stone. And, I repeat: I will reserve my opinion about a fix until such a study and cost estimate are provided.
I don't think anyone is actually opposed to improving the appearance of Lake Paradise. It is simply a matter of determining what would be required and whether there are funds available to accomplish it.
Jerry Lester