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Barnes Lake committee confirms multi-stage fluridone treatment, monthly monitoring plan
Summary
Committee members reviewed this year’s approved fluridone herbicide plan, scheduled follow-up treatments and monthly water-quality monitoring; contractor access and timing for lily-pad treatment were discussed.
Barnes Lake Management District steering committee members said the district will proceed with a multi-application fluridone treatment this season and continue monthly water-quality sampling.
Committee members said the contractor plans an initial whole-lake fluridone application within about one to two weeks, followed by one or more follow-up treatments to maintain the required concentration; staff estimated follow-up work likely in mid to late June and noted lily-pad treatments occur later in the season when they are more effective.
The treatment schedule matters because fluridone is a systemic herbicide that…
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