Cyanos Control August 8, 2017
NOTIFICATION
OF AQUATIC TREATMENT AT BANTAM
LAKE
Selected areas of Bantam Lake will be
chemically treated with copper sulfate to manage nuisance blue-green
algae. The treatment is scheduled for Tuesday,
August 8th. Use of the lake
water within and for a distance of 500-feet beyond the treatment areas (shown
below) will be restricted for swimming, irrigation, livestock watering &
drinking/domestic purposes on the day of treatment only. There are no
restrictions on boating or fishing and the CT DEEP & Town boat ramps will
remain open. Prior to treatment, the
lake shoreline will be posted with signs showing the treatment areas and
applicable water use restrictions in accordance with DEEP requirements. This
chemical treatment at Bantam Lake is being performed, pursuant to a permit from
CT DEEP. The chemical treatment is but
one part of a comprehensive watershed assessment and in-lake management program
that is well underway. The projects
organizers and proponents include the Bantam Lake Protective Association, the
Bantam Lake Authority, the Towns of Morris and Litchfield, and the White
Memorial Foundation. SOLitude Lake
Management of Shrewsbury, MA, is the CT licensed company performing the
chemical treatment and is a consultant to the Bantam Lake Protective
Association.
