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Commission reviews revised herbicide plan for Forbes Pond, town water official urges testing safeguards
Summary
A Beals & Thomas consultant presented a revised plan to manage invasive milfoil at Forbes Pond using a copper-based contact herbicide; the town water/sewer representative urged strict third-party testing and limits if fluridone is considered.
The Needham Conservation Commission heard a revised management plan on April 23 for Forbes Pond (636 Charles River St) that proposes annual application of a copper-based contact herbicide to control Eurasian and variable milfoil.
Jackie, a consultant with Beals & Thomas, said the revised plan replaces a prior, less frequent treatment approach with an annual, targeted application of a copper product (identified in the packet as NITIQ/Natick) and included photographs, the product label and safety data sheets. She said the contact herbicide is effective for the season but allows re-growth, meaning annual treatments would be required.
Commission staff noted the plan was circulated to Wright-Pierce…
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