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         TRI-COUNTY LAKE ADMINISTRATIVE COMMISSION

For Immediate Release

 Date:  July 9, 2010

Contact:  Pam Dinkle

Lake Management and

Project Coordinator

Telephone:  (540) 721-4400

E-mail:  pamdinkle@sml.us.com

The Tri-County Lake Administrative Commission (TLAC) reports that treatment for Hydrilla, an aggressive non-native aquatic vegetation will begin the week of July 19th.  Since 2002, TLAC has managed a successful program of treating aggressive non-native aquatic vegetation in Smith Mountain Lake.  Last year, 60 acres with Hydrilla infestations were treated throughout the Lake. 

All herbicide treatments in Smith Mountain Lake must be applied by a contractor licensed for herbicide application by the State of Virginia.  TLAC has awarded this year’s treatment contract to Skip’s Aquatic Solutions. 

The area behind Crazy Horse Marina (between the marina’s gas docks and the back of the cove) is expected to be treated during the week of July 19th with a systemic herbicide.  Certain restrictions apply when systemic herbicides are used, most specifically in regards to the use of treated water for irrigation purposes.  Irrigation is prohibited for the first 7 days after each of the two (or possibly three) treatments, which will be approximately four weeks apart.  Residents who live within that area have been notified of the anticipated treatment.

Other areas of Hydrilla are expected to be treated with a contact herbicide beginning that same week and throughout the summer season.  The contact herbicide has no water use restrictions, noted Bob Camicia, Chairman of TLAC’s Environmental Committee.  The herbicide is EPA approved for this specific purpose and does not harm fish.  At the time of treatment, a notification sign will be posted to docks in each treatment area.

Pam Dinkle, Lake Management and Project Coordinator for TLAC, noted that notifications will be sent to adjacent property owners prior to treatment.  For the convenience of residents, a listing of the areas scheduled for treatment will be available on their website, www.sml.us.com.  Residents are invited to check the website weekly for updates about the aquatic vegetation program. 

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