WRFA-LP 107.9 FM

A listener supported, non-commercial, low power FM radio station in Jamestown, NY.


Stream WRFA

  • Home
  • News
    • Local News
    • WRFA Election Coverage 2022
    • Local Arts and Entertainment
    • Station News and Events
    • Audio Posts
    • Video
  • Listen
  • Programming Guide
    • I Remember
    • Arts on Fire LIVE
    • Jamestown Tarp Skunks on WRFA
  • Local Shows
    • Arts on Fire
    • Arts on Fire LIVE
    • Chautauqua Lectures
    • Chautauqua Sunrise with Doc Hamels
    • Community Matters
    • Da Platform
    • Da Unwind
    • Fringie Glitter Buckle Boots
    • The Latin Inspiration
    • Local Rush Hour
    • Nobody’s Watching This NFL Podcast
    • The Power Chord Hour
    • Remembering Rock n Roll
    • Rolling Hills Radio
    • Small Things Considered
    • The Swedish Hour
    • Third Street Garage
  • Audio Vault
  • About
    • Join the WRFA Team
  • Donate
    • WRFA Supporters
  • Contact
You are here: Home / News / Local News / Herbicide Application to Take Place Starting Monday in Bemus Bay

Herbicide Application to Take Place Starting Monday in Bemus Bay

June 26, 2017 By WRFA 1 Comment

Weeds can build up on Chautauqua Lake and create problems for boaters, such is the case shown in this image taken in 2011 of an unidentified area of the lake.

BEMUS POINT – A small portion of Chautauqua Lake will be treated with chemical herbicide starting today in an effort to fight an overabundance of weeds.

The Post-Journal is reporting the treatment will take place in areas of Bemus Bay after the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation gave its recent approval. The three zones that will be treated are located near the top of Lakeside Drive and the other closer to the village. A total of six zones had been requested by the Chautauqua Lake Partnership (CLP) in the initial application.

Earlier this year, a group of property owners engaged the Town of Ellery and Village of Bemus Point to submit a permit application to the DEC for a permit to use the herbicides Aquathol K (Endothall) and Navigate (2-4 D) on the submerged aquatic vegetation in Bemus Bay.

While CLP assisted with the application and supports the use of herbicide, other Chautauqua Lake-based organization are against it.

“Chautauqua Lake Association leadership has taken into account the many aspects of its experience and has reviewed the current environmental condition of the lake, especially Bemus Bay. As a result, the CLA leadership is not recommending a herbicide approach to managing submerged aquatic vegetation in Chautauqua Lake at this time,” the CLA stated on its website in a posting from April 2017.

And the Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy also stated on its website, “[The Conservancy] has empathy for the property owners whose use and enjoyment of the lake has been disrupted by dense patches of vegetation.. however, the CWC also has concerns about the permit application/use of herbicides in the lake – namely, that the application does not include an environmental impact statement, that the application does not demonstrate that the treatment will achieve the applicants’ intended outcome and that the application does not demonstrate the necessity to use herbicides in 2017 based upon plant cover (density) and percentage of non-native invasive species.”

The herbicide will be used to battle invasive weeds, such as Eurasian Milfoil.

The DEC has limited herbicide application to 200 feet from the shoreline and treated zones would reportedly be safe again for human use 24 hours after treatment.

Share this:

  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)
  • Click to email this to a friend (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window)
  • Click to print (Opens in new window)

Filed Under: Local News Tagged With: Aquathol K, Bemus Bay, Bemus Point Village Board, Chautauqua Lake, Chautauqua Lake Association, Chautauqua Lake Partnership, Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy, Ellery Town Board, Eurasian Milfoil, Navigate, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

Donate to WRFA and help support Community Radio in Jamestown, NY.

Comments

  1. Jane Conroe says

    June 26, 2017 at 3:10 pm

    I am a Chautauqua Lake resident and have a question about the warning signs that are posted around the treatment area. They state that most human and animal activity is safe 24 hours after the application. However, the last line states that drinking of the lake water should not take place until the water is tested and the signs are removed. Both dogs and children drink the water when they go in. So, I do not think the warning is clear as to when it is actually safe for dogs and children to go in the water.

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Licensed by Reg Lenna Center for the Arts

Reg Lenna

On Air Now

Stream WRFA

Corporate Support

Donate to WRFA

Recently Played Songs

Tweets by @WRFASpins
Donate to WRFA

Recent News

  • Gov. Hochul Proposes Raising Age to Buy Guns to 21 in NYS
  • County Legislature Approves Local Law on How Worker’s Compensation Costs Allocated to Municipalities
  • Antonio Delgado Sworn in as NYS Lt. Governor
WRFA LP 107.9 FM is licensed by the Reg Lenna Center for the Arts in Jamestown, NY.

Most Popular Tags

Jamestown City Council Jamestown Police Department Andrew Cuomo Tom Reed COVID-19 Sam Teresi Chautauqua County Sheriffs Office Chautauqua County Legislature Jamestown Public Schools Jamestown Community College

[footer_backtotop]

Copyright © 2022 WRFA Jamestown NY

 

Loading Comments...
 

    loading Cancel
    Post was not sent - check your email addresses!
    Email check failed, please try again
    Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email.