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Originally Posted by lfm
With all the focus on the overfull lake, does anyone know if the milfoil problem was ever addressed in Back Bay?
Also, did the excess rain exacerbate the problem, or is it too early to tell?
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The chemical treatment that was talked about was rained out for this year. I guess the water flow was too much for the chemical to be effective in the dose planned for. For some reason I can't remember, waiting until later in the season for treatment was not a viable option. As for rain helping or hurting the problem .... I have to believe the additonal flow from either Back Bay or the Merrymeeting is only going to spread the milfoil more. Chemicals in the runoff probably aren't going to help either. I've seen more milfoil float past my dock this year then ever before. Don't know if it's due to the increased rainfall or just due to the natural expansion of the weed.