Milfoil in Lake Fairlee

Our application for a permit to use the herbicide triclopyr in Lake Fairlee has been accepted by the State as complete.  They have sent notice of this to all interested parties, including abutting landowners and the three towns, and asked that it be published in the valley news.  Their letter reads as follows:

Notice of Application for Aquatic Nuisance Control Permit – Title 10, Chapter 47.
For: Fairlee, Thetford, and West Fairlee – Lake Fairlee.

On February 25, 2010, the Vermont Department of Environmental conservation received a completed aquatic nuisance application permit application from the Lake Fairlee Association, requesting permission to use the aquatic pesticide, Renovate OTF in Lake Fairlee in the towns of Fairleee, Thetford, and West Fairlee, VT to control Eurasian Milfoil.

If you would like to comment please send your comments in writing to reach Susan Brittin at the Department of Environmental Conservation, Water Quality division, 103 S. Main Street, 10 N, Waterbury, VT 05671-0408 by March 19, 2010.  Review the application at he above address, M-F 7:45 am – 4:30 pm or request a copy by calling (8702) 241-3790.  A public information meeting on the application will only be scheduled if a written request from a municipality or 25 or more interested persons is received by March 19, 2010.

For publication: March 5, 2010

In other news, the towns of Fairlee, Thetford, and West Fairlee each voted at their respective town meetings to continue funding our milfoil control program for 2010.  On behalf of the lake and those who enjoy it, a hearty ‘thank you’ to their citizens.