Cyanos Control July 26, 2018
NOTIFICATION
OF AQUATIC TREATMENT AT BANTAM LAKE
Selected areas of Bantam Lake will be
chemically treated with Reward (diquat) & Aquathol-K (endothall) herbicides
for control of nuisance aquatic vegetation. Additionally, the lake will be
treated with copper sulfate to manage nuisance blue-green algae. The treatment is scheduled for Thursday, July
26th. Use of the lake water
within and for a distance of 500-feet beyond the treatment areas (shown below)
will be restricted for swimming on the day of treatment, livestock watering for
1 day or until July 28th, drinking/domestic
purposes for 3 days following treatment or until July 30th, and
irrigation for 5-days following treatment or until August 1st. 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.
