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Resident urges Thurston County to avoid aquatic herbicides at McAllister Springs, suggests harvesting alternative
Summary
A Patterson Lake resident told the Board of Health the lake-treatment steering committee proposes conditional herbicides for aquatic weed control and urged the county to choose mechanical harvesting and avoid herbicides in a geologically sensitive area that feeds county drinking water.
A Patterson Lake resident and waterfront property owner told the Thurston County Board of Health during public comment on June 10 that he opposes proposed use of conditional aquatic herbicides in the McAllister Springs area and urged mechanical harvesting as an alternative.
Brett Trowbridge said the steering committee behind a proposed lake-treatment plan is recommending two conditional herbicides (transcribed as “endo thaw and maprazier”) despite the county’s own environmental-health ratings that…
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