NOTIFICATION OF AQUATIC TREATMENT SCHEDULING LAKE ZOAR MONROE, NEWTOWN, OXFORD, SOUTHBURY In accordance with CT DEEP, Pesticide Division notification requirements, selected areas of Lake Zoar will be chemically treated with Reward (Diquat) herbicide, targeting control the aquatic nuisance plants Eurasian watermilfoil and curlyleaf pondweed. The treatment is...
Connecticut State Boat Launches Remain Open at this Time With the boating season just around the corner, the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection (DEEP) announces that the state boat launches are currently open. DEEP wants to share best practices to keep boaters safe during...
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UPDATE: The 2020 herbicide treatment plan has been tentatively rescheduled for June 23, weather permitting. The lake will be chemically treated with Reward (Diquat) herbicide to control the aquatic nuisance plants Eurasian watermilfoil and curlyleaf pondweed, applied by SOLitude Lake Management. The exact treatment date is dependent on...
May 11, 2020 ♦ by WCSU News "DANBURY, CONN. — Western Connecticut State University Associate Professor of Biological and Environmental Sciences Dr. Edwin M. Wong has received a $20,000 grant from Praxair/Linde to fund his continuing environmental research. Wong currently is researching and investigating toxic Cyanobacteria...
Areas of Lake Zoar are currently green with visible blooms of cyanobacteria, known as blue-green algae. Some of these cells produce toxins (Microcystin) that can make people and animals sick. Not all of the cells produce the toxin. Presence of the bloom does not indicate...
Lake Zoar is scheduled for herbicide treatment during the third week of June, between June 15 and 19, 2020, to be applied by SOLitude Lake Management. The lake will be chemically treated with Reward (Diquat) herbicide to control the aquatic nuisance plants Eurasian watermilfoil and curlyleaf...
Please be advised that the Lake Zoar Authority meeting scheduled for Tuesday, May 5, 2020, at 7:00pm, at the Southbury Town Hall, 501 Main Street, Southbury, CT 06488, is cancelled, due to COVID-19 public safety concerns. Any business from this meeting will be conducted at the next regularly...
Please be advised that the Lake Zoar Authority meeting scheduled for Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at 7:00pm, at the Oxford Town Hall, 486 Oxford Road, Oxford, CT 06478, is cancelled, due to COVID-19 public safety concerns. Any business from this meeting will be conducted at the...
Lake Zoar Authority P.O. Box 931 Southbury, CT 06488 Email: lakezoar@gmail.com Member Towns Monroe-Newtown-Oxford-Southbury The regular meeting of the Lake Zoar Authority was held Tuesday March 3, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. at the Newtown Community Center. Commissioners Present: Ed Kusinski, Vice Chairman Lesley Pires, Secretary John Downs Herbert Garber Bill May Mark Saksa Dick Speer Jeff Thomas Absent: Gary Fillion, Chairman Bob Mouchantat, Treasurer Frank...