herbicide – Little York Lake Preservation Society

Herbicide Treatments Completed

We have successfully completed today’s herbicide treatment. This treatment was focused on two areas:

A 2-acre bed of milfoil in the channel along I-81 that is potentially feeding milfoil into the rest of the lake
A ~3-acre bed of curly-leaf pondweed in the middle of the lower channel that impedes traffic and recreational use

All recreational activities on the lake can now be resumed.

The restrictions on drinking the lake water and using it for watering plants may last several weeks. We will update this website when the restrictions are lifted.

Treatment for Milfoil on 6/18

This week we received our permits from DEC and are planning our initial treatment on Thursday, June 18th. All lake and downstream property owners will receive a notification postcard in the next day or two.

We will update this post with more details as we have more details.

Milfoil Treatment Begins May 30th

The treatment of the lake with Navigate to reduce Milfoil is scheduled to begin Thursday morning, May 30th. Signs have been posted along the public access areas of the lake in the treatment area and flags have been placed to mark the final treatment zones.

Water use restrictions apply and are listed in the table below:

The final treatment area is depicted in the following map:

We will be conducting water testing following the treatment and until the usage restrictions are cleared. Check back on this web site to stay up to date. We will post regular updates as the testing progresses.