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Solitude Lake Management seeks renewal to treat Early Village Drive pond; commissioners continue NOI to Jan. 15

Conservation Commission · December 11, 2024
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Summary

A consultant for Solitude Lake Management asked the Conservation Commission to renew an expired order of conditions to manage a 1‑acre pond at Early Village Drive using registered herbicides and algaecides; commissioners asked about downstream impacts and dissolved‑oxygen testing and voted to continue the notice of intent to Jan. 15.

Dominic Maringolo, project manager with Solitude Lake Management, told the Conservation Commission the notice of intent seeks to renew a previously issued order of conditions for a roughly 1‑acre man‑made pond at Early Village Drive. Maringolo said the management program monitors ponds monthly from April through September and, when plant or algae growth becomes excessive, "we selectively treat the plants with aquatic herbicides and algaecides that are registered" with the U.S. EPA, MassDEP and the Massachusetts…

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