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Committee seeks EGLE guidance on identifying and treating cattails in sediment-filled areas
Summary
Keelean urged the committee to identify whether cattails in sediment-filled lake areas are invasive; the committee agreed to contact EGLE and review whether the Village's aquatic vegetation contractor may treat invasive species under its permit.
Committee member Keelean raised concerns about cattails in several sediment-filled areas of Lake Isabella and urged that the plants be identified to determine whether they are an invasive species.
The committee discussed contacting the appropriate division within EGLE (the state environmental agency) to determine the proper process for identifying and addressing invasive cattails. Members also said the Village's aquatic vegetation contractor should be asked whether its existing permit allows treatment of invasive cattails. No treatment decision or contractor authorization was made at the meeting; the committee agreed to pursue identification and agency guidance.
