LKAtion

12/08/2024

Wow!

John covered The Cove's Boat Parade and Christmas tree lighting while Aaron Blount and I captured the LABP Boat parade. Look at this beautiful sunset John snapped while at The Cove at Lake Anna. We captured some great shots of both parades...coming soon!

12/08/2024

Boat parade! Christmas 🎄 🎅 

11/25/2024

More festive happenings on the lake!

🎄 L I G H T E D 🎄 B O A T 🎄 P A R A D E 🎄
Saturday, 12/7/24

Can you believe it?! We're just TWO short weeks away from the 2024 Lake Anna Lighted Boat Parade! This parade is not possible without participants, so please consider entering your boat into the parade. Details can be found using the link below. Let's make this year's parade even better than the last!!

https://visitlakeanna.org/lighted-boat-parade-on-lake-anna/ or email [email protected].

11/25/2024

Let the Christmas festivities begin! 

11/15/2024

Sweater weather!

Good news for those who came for soup after it sold out yesterday. A new batch is simmering and will be available today. If you want some, get here now before batch #2 is gone!

It’s finally feeling like autumn is in the air! Come warm up with a bowl of freshly made tomato bisque soup and an optional grilled cheese or just house made crisps. But honestly, who doesn’t like dipping their grilled cheese in tomato soup? Pair it with a beer or glass of wine and you have a winner.

08/24/2024

Beautiful day at the lake!

08/22/2024

Had a family stop by to say how and have a dinner of acorns.

07/28/2024

Cool shot of the lake!

Lake Anna from 5,000’+ this evening. 17 miles long, 225 miles of shoreline and one amazing community all in one picture. 📷: Brooke Vincze

06/21/2024

Lake Anna News Alert...

The most recent sampling event for Lake Anna occurred 6/17/2024 at four sites in the Upper & Middle North Anna & Pamunkey Branches. Results for one site in the Upper North Anna Branch, which represents the waterbody from the headwaters of North Anna River to the Rte. 522 bridge, contained cyanobacteria at levels which pose a health concern. One cyanotoxin was detected at both Upper North Anna and Pamunkey Branch sites but were below levels of health concern. As a result the Virginia Department of Health has issued a no swim advisory on 6/21/2024 for Upper North Anna Branch.
Results for one site in the Upper North Anna Branch, which represents the waterbody from the headwaters of North Anna River to the Rte. 522 bridge, contained *cyanobacteria cell densities at levels which pose a health concern.

*Cell densities of an identified cyanobacteria species were above an actionable VDH threshold

One **cyanotoxin was detected at both Upper North Anna and Pamunkey Branch sites, but concentrations were below levels of health concern. An advisory was issued on 6/21/2024 for Upper North Anna Branch.

**A particular cyanotoxin was present, but at a concentration below an actionable VDH threshold.
This means there is a no swim advisory issued for the following Lake segment: Upper North Anna Branch- From the upper inundated waters of the North Anna arm, to include the “Sandbar” of the lake and downstream to the Rt. 522 Bridge.
The next sample event is anticipated for on or about the week of July 15 (weather dependent). The status report for those results should be released the following week.
The Status Report is available here (https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/content/uploads/sites/178/2024/06/LA-HAB-Status-Report-6.21.24.pdf) and the media release will be available on the VDH Newsroom here (https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/news/2024-regional-news-releases/.
To submit a HAB report or scum sighting, utilize the online report form located at: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/waterborne-hazards-control/harmful-algal-bloom-online-report-form/

06/19/2024

From LACA Water Quality Committee

We are providing our members and colleagues with an update on the Lake Anna Advisory Committee's (LAAC) phosphorus remediation program.

As reported in several of LACA's monthly newsletters, the Virginia General Assembly appropriated $1 million dollars for a Lake Anna Cyanobacteria Mitigation and Remediation Program in the state's FY24 budget amendments. The funding is being used to remediate excess phosphorus levels in two of the lake's three main tributaries. Phosphorus remediation will be implemented by EutroPHIX on the upper 600 acres of the North Anna River and Clean Streams Rivers and Lakes (CSRL) will implement remediation efforts on Terry's Run.

Dominion Energy has approved these applications and the technical approach being implemented by both contractors have been reviewed by the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS), and the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR). We have also notified the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) and the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) on the timeline and the approaches that both contractors will be implementing.

Treatments begin this week (June 17th) on both the North Anna River and in Terry's Run. A timeline of activities for both the upper portion of the North Anna River and Terry's's Run is available for your awareness (click the link to download the timeline).

Please forward this information to neighbors and anyone else that you feel should be made aware of these activities, and reach out to me if you have any questions about these applications.

Thanks!

Harry
Harry Looney
LACA Water Quality Committee
[email protected]
571-393-7920

03/27/2024

Update on the Round A Bout…

03/21/2024

Live music at LKA!

03/06/2024

I’m sorry for what I said to you while docking the boat!

02/23/2024

Live music this weekend!

This weekend's live music schedule at Lake Anna!

02/05/2024

Getting LKATION ready for the busy season with some fresh paint!