Water panel approves $4,984 in pond treatment invoices

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What happened

The Surface Water Quality Committee approved four invoices totaling $4,983.82 for herbicide treatment and water-chemistry testing. Chair Thomas Klem announced he will ask the Select Board to set aside a larger Dudley Pond herbicide budget for 2027, noting the 2023 treatment cost a little over $60,000. Mechanical harvesting completed its nine-week season, two weeks longer than last year.

Key decisions

• 💰 Request larger 2027 herbicide budget. Chair Klem will contact the Select Board to request a larger Dudley Pond herbicide budget for 2027, noting the 2023 treatment cost a little over $60,000. The committee has not yet settled on a treatment plan, as milfoil may be less dominant and other species may require a different herbicide such as Sonar. Read case details
• 💰 Approve four pond treatment and testing invoices. Committee approved $4,983.82 in invoices: $3,550 to Solitude Lake Management for the second ClearCast herbicide application on Heard Pond, $300 for its post-treatment survey, $1,027 to Pace Labs for fall water-chemistry testing, and $106.82 to U.S. Environmental Rentals for a one-day meter rental. (Vote 3-0). Read case details
• 📋 Initiate federal approval for herbicide expansion. Klem will contact Stephanie Koch at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to seek permission to extend ClearCast herbicide treatment to federal parcels adjacent to Wayland's treated parcels, where the core of water chestnut is located, and will ask whether the federal agency can contribute funding. Read case details
• ● Approve September 16 meeting minutes. Committee approved the minutes of its September 16, 2026 meeting without changes. (Vote 3-0). Read case details

Next dates

• Dec. 15: Surface Water Quality Committee meeting

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