Rereading the evaluation report it noted the vegetation was "The aquatic vegetation consists of some algae, some southern naiad, variable leaf water milfoil and water shield, but the recent introduction of sterile grass carp should help maintain the current and future aquatic growth; we did not see any signs of nuisance."
1. The report did not provide percentages of plant coverage.
2. How many grass carp were added recently? It takes 2 to 3 years for the proper number of GC to get plants reduced but not eliminated. Submerged plants help minimize filamentous algae. The fewer the submerged plants there are,,, the more FA that grows esp in older shallow nutrient rich ponds.
3. You mention water clarity concern. I see nothing in the report that provides a water clarity measurement. Normally when a pond has numerous or lots of underwater plants the water is clearer. Cause of cloudy water should be determined. Does the water shed contribute muddy water during rain events? Persistent cloudy water should shade the bottom thus reducing plant growth. There is a confusion or contradiction here.
4. I see nothing about pond maximum depth nor average pond depth other than shallow 3-4ft in the upper 1/8 of the pond.
