The City of Hobart, Indiana, sits at the southern tip of Lake Michigan in the Great
Lakes region. Founded in 1847, Hobart presently has a population of approximately 23,000 residents.
    Located in the heart of the city is Lake George. Over the years Lake George has
fallen prey by the everyday misuse and pollution of local residents. A once enjoyed family gathering place,
swimming spot and recreation area is now a sad reflection of our growing industrial society.
Lake George has a prohibitively high bacteria count and has become an embarrassment for local residents.
    Early settlers of years past, threw garbage and unwanted junk into the lake, unaware of future damages and contamination of water it would have. Today, the lake and its life forms living inside and around it are threatened by the increases of population and demand on water supply. Poorly operating sewer plants also threaten the health of the lake. Eventually all the pollutants and bacteria passing through Lake George will continue into Lake Michigan and eventually into other great lakes.
  Lake George was filling up with great amounts of sediment and if the lake was not dredged it would soon become wetland and no longer be a lake. In the year 2000 the city of Hobart began to dredge Lake George. The dewatering site is located at the end of 6th street and the site consists of 2 big holes with dikes around them.  The city removed 585,200 cubic yards costing $1.88 per cy.  The sediment in the holes is still drink out.  Although nothing  major came up out of the lake,  but a lot of trash and debris, the life of the lake is efficiently better than it was. Now people just need to try to keep the lake as healthy as possible.
We, the Water Analysis class at Hobart High School want to help stop this misuse and ravages of Lake George. We are conducting an investigation on the health and quality of the water in Lake George and the tributaries that feed it. We will test areas along Turkey Creek, Deep River, and Duck Creek, analyzing water quality and chemicals that catch our concern of the well-being of the water. We will compile our analyzed data on Lake George and photograph the sites we visit. Then we will supply results of our information to interested schools and other organizations.