PUBLIC NOTICE: Flowering Rush Herbicide Treatment on Forest Lake – August 19th

Public Notice
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Forest Lake - The Comfort Lake-Forest Lake Watershed District, in conjunction with the City of Forest Lake, Forest Lake Lake Association, Washington County, and MN Department of Natural Resources, will be conducting the second of possibly several rounds of aquatic invasive species herbicide treatment of flowering rush on Forest Lake August 19th. If local conditions are not optimal on the 19th, an alternative treatment date will potentially be set for August 20th. The herbicide that will be used is called Tribune (active ingredient is Diquat) and will be applied by the licensed applicator company, PLM Lake and Land Management Corp. The second round of treatment will include a shoreline backpack walk being performed by PLM, which will target the heavy growth areas being observed in the 2nd and 3rd basins. This year’s flowering rush treatment will consist of numerous small area spot treatments. A map of the treatment areas may be found at www.clflwd.org.

Signatures for aquatic invasive plant treatments are not required for the Comfort Lake-Forest Lake Watershed District as the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has waived the signature requirement, as allowed by state statute. The law requires notification to lakeshore owners on how to opt out of treatments. According to Minnesota Statutes (103G.615, Sec. 78, Subd 3a,b,c), the District is required to notify landowners of proposed treatments, offering them an opportunity to request that treatment not occur on waters adjacent to their property. (Adjacency is defined as waters within 150 feet of the shore lake-ward between property lines). It is the landowner’s right to request treatment not be performed in front of their property. Contact the District using the information below to opt out.

Additional notifications have been or will be provided. These include a mailed brochure to all residents on Forest Lake and a notice posted on the District’s website at www.clflwd.org.

A third round of herbicide treatment will likely occur in mid-September this year. Those who opt out of the first or second round of treatment will automatically be opted out of the third round as well. Anyone who did not opt out of the first round of treatment, but wishes to opt out of the second round may do so by contacting:

Comfort Lake-Forest Lake Watershed District
44 Lake Street South, Suite A
Forest Lake, MN 55025
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