There are other effective methods being used to control milfoil in the lake, including manual harvesting and placing mats in the water that block sunlight and keep the milfoil from growing.
Until the commission has all the information it needs to make a sound decision on the use of the chemical and until it has considered all the potential negative impacts, it shouldn’t move forward with this application. There is just too much that’s not known about the impact of the chemical and how it behaves in the conditions unique to Lake George to take the risk that it could upset the delicate balance of the lake ecosystem.Ī state Supreme Court justice has already vacated APA permits for last year’s application, but the Park Commission is moving ahead this year with an identical application without addressing the many new and existing concerns raised by the Lake George Association, Lake George Waterkeeper, property owners, local government officials and others about the widespread implications of the application.
That’s why the Lake George Park Commission needs to withdraw its plans to apply for permits from the Adirondack Park Agency and state Department of Environmental Conservation to introduce the chemical ProcellaCOR into two bays in Lake George on an experimental basis to control Eurasian milfoil. One wrong decision and the consequences could be disastrous - to plants, to fish, to wildlife, to the overall health of the lake and surrounding area, to recreational users of the lake and to the regional economy.
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