CELORON – A group involved in fighting invasive weeds in Chautauqua Lake is hopeful to have a comprehensive plan for the management of the weed problem approved by January 1.
According to a recent article in the Jamestown Post-Journal, the Chautauqua Lake Partnership and members of the Chautauqua Lake Management Commission met Saturday in Celoron to discuss the details behind the Submerged Aquatic Vegitation (SAV) plan, and the subsequent approval process for its implementation.
According to Tom Geisler, CLMC board member and CLP representative, the SAV plan has been in the making for more than a decade, and is intended to provide a road map toward improving the health of the lake.
Geisler said, aside from the Chautauqua Lake Association’s mechanical weed-pulling, no more measures could be taken in controlling the weed population until the CLP demonstrated a thorough understanding of the lake and the variety of ways it is used. Since then, a sizable amount of research has been done in these areas, and the data has been assembled into the SAV plan – which, according to Geisler, has impressed the state.
Officials hope to have the draft finished by October in order to have the plan approved in its entirety by the end of the year. The ultimate goal is to have the plan be implementable next year.
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