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Originally Posted by John A. Birdsall
I am curious, if moultonborough does this chemical cleaning of milfoil, should not the whole lake or shoreline around the lake be done all at the same time?
it seems to me that we have been fighting this problem for 10-15 years and we are not gaining any ground the way we have been doing it. I understand that Alton Bay near the bandstand was done this fall. Now with the flow of water going to Paugus Bay does that take the chemicals or the milfoil that way.
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So for the best overall results yes there is no doubt the entire shoreline should be treated at once. But of course this is never very feasible for many reasons. Having lived in Vt. on lake Champlain I can tell you this, be happy they are treating it, even if it isn't the entire lake at once. There has been infestation on Champlain for years... and unfortunately as the hot spots developed, they where not dealt with... Everyone waited for a overall plan for the lake. As a result the lake has some serious problems in certain locations, that right now they are having trouble control even with localized plans.
Don't worry that the complete shoreline isn't getting treated. Although the Towns and states to treat specific Area's so that the generalized issue don't continue to get worse...
Now someone also mentioned about state vs. local responsibility... Depending on how the rules and regulations of the state are written, it is most likely up to the towns to deal with there individual shorelines, and come up with treatment plans. These plans then get reviewed at the state level, and are granted state funding where it is prudent. Don't be fooled into thinking that the state will take care of it... It is the towns that have to make sure it gets taken care off, just like the state roads going through towns... the towns still take care of a lot of them... even though technically it is a state rd... like Rt25 etc.... the towns are just able to apply for grants and additional funding to offset the costs.