MAYVILLE - A consulting firm from Lancaster, NY has provided Chautauqua County with a white paper report that focuses on lake weed management and the available herbicides that could be used to help manage aquatic plants and weeds in Chautauqua … [Read more...]
Herbicide Application on Chautauqua Lake Now Underway
CELORON - The effort to battle weeds in areas of Chautauqua Lake with herbicide is now underway. On Wednesday the firm SOLitude Lake Management began treating DEC-designated areas of the lake with the chemicals Aquathol K and Navigate, which are … [Read more...]
County Announces Independent Firm Will Monitor and Test Upcoming Herbicide Treatment of Chautauqua Lake
MAYVILLE - The Chautauqua Lake and Watershed Management Alliance will use funding from the county to hire an independent firm to monitor the use of herbicides on Chautauqua Lake. The herbicides application for designated areas of the lake in the … [Read more...]
Municipalities Secure Funding to Treat All Permitted Areas of Chautauqua Lake with Herbicide
STOW - Nearly 400 acres of Chautauqua Lake will now be treated with herbicide beginning next week. That was the news delivered yesterday during the annual meeting of the Chautauqua Lake and Watershed Management Alliance. According to the … [Read more...]
CLP Says Area of Chautauqua Lake Will be Treated with Herbicide Starting May 15
LAKEWOOD - The organization involved with overseeing the herbicide applications on Chautauqua Lake has offered more details on when the process will take place and what residents and visitors should know when it comes to safety measures. The … [Read more...]
Chautauqua Lake Partnership to host Rally Saturday, September 1
BEMUS POINT - The Chautauqua Lake Partnership (CLP) will be hosting a Chautauqua Lake Rally at the Village Casino on Saturday, Sept. 1 from 9 to 11 a.m. The CLP – which is the organization that pushed for the use of herbicide applications in the … [Read more...]
Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy Announces Support for Chautauqua Institution Lawsuit Against Herbicide Permit
JAMESTOWN - The Chautauqua Watershed Conservancy has issued a statement of support for the lawsuit filed by the Chautauqua Institution demanding a more thorough impact study on the application of herbicides to Chautauqua Lake before herbicides can be … [Read more...]
Chautauqua Institution Files Lawsuit Against State DEC, Town of Ellery in Regard to Herbicide Use on Chautauqua Lake
MAYVILLE - The Jamestown Post-Journal is reporting that Chautauqua Institution has filed a lawsuit against the Town of Ellery and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation for not providing a “comprehensive study” on the use of … [Read more...]
Lakewood Officials Request Testing of Water for Herbicides
LAKEWOOD - Lakewood officials are asking state environmental officials to test water samples taken from Chautauqua Lake, off the shore of the village, after a boat being used to treat areas of the lake with herbicide was spotted in the area. Last … [Read more...]
Herbicide Application Scheduled for June 11 and 12 Despite Funding Challenges
CHAUTAUQUA LAKE - The application of chemical herbicide to some areas of Chautauqua Lake will begin next week. The Towns of Busti, Ellery, and North Harmony have received permits from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation … [Read more...]
