Good afternoon LSC. 2 reminders for you today.
1) We are 1 week away from the milfoil treatment which will take place next Tuesday (June 22nd).
During and after the treatment, please be aware of the following lake water use restriction recommendations:
- NO USE of Lake St. Catherine waters and water from the outlet stream FOR ANY PURPOSE including boating, fishing, swimming, domestic (household) use or irrigation, the day of treatment on:
Tuesday, June 22, 2021, beginning at 9 am
- Swimming/wading, boating, fishing and domestic (household) use may resume on:
Wednesday, June 23, 2021, beginning at 9 am
- USE of water from Lake St. Catherine FOR IRRIGATION PURPOSES including for watering lawns, trees, or other plants may resume on:
Wednesday, June 29, 2021, beginning at 9 am or earlier based on sampling results, please refer to the website below for results
Please refer to www.solitudelakemanagement.com/vermont for additional information and updated water use advisories and recommendations.
Along with the herbicide treatment, areas have been selected for DASH. DASH is an acronym for Diver Assisted Suction Harvesting. This process involves scuba divers using suction hoses powered by a surface compressor to selectively remove milfoil from the lake bottom. They will be working throughout the season to remove milfoil by the roots in these designated areas.
Here is a map of the treatment areas for ProcellaCOR (red & blue) and DASH (green):
2) The LSCA and LSCCF will be holding a Milfoil Control Meeting At The Wells Town Park this Saturday at 10AM to discuss our joint milfoil control plans for Little Lake - and milfoil control efforts lake-wide. We'll outline what we are doing, what *YOU CAN DO* to help to stop the spread of milfoil, and we'll take your
Finally, we are still accepting donations for the joint LSCA and LSCCF 3-year milfoil control plan to help fund year 2. You can view information about the 3-year plan and make a donation on this page: https://lakestcatherine.org/little-lake-milfoil-control
We hope to see you Saturday at the Wells Town Park at 10AM!
