After 18 years of targeted management strategies, Minnesota's East Boot Lake has successfully improved its water quality and has been removed from the state's impaired waters list, thanks to significant reductions in phosphorus levels and innovative agricultural practices.

The 2008 impairment designation was an important step because it formally recognized that the lake was not meeting the desired water-quality conditions associated with nutrient…

After 18 years of targeted management strategies, Minnesota's East Boot Lake has successfully improved its water quality and has been removed from the state's impaired waters…