Officials: All aquatic plant management in Clear Lake requires a permit

LAKEPORT – The Lake County Aquatic Plant Management Permitting Program requires that all lakefront property owners wishing to chemically remove weeds in Clear Lake must contract with a licensed aquatic herbicide applicator to perform the work.

Both state law and federal law regulate who may apply herbicides and how those herbicides may be applied to waters of the state, which includes Clear Lake.

To remove weeds from Clear Lake, mechanically or chemically, property owners or the licensed applicator must obtain a permit from the Department of Public Works, Water Resources Division.

Currently, two licensed aquatic herbicide applicators are authorized to perform chemical weed management on Clear Lake:

Pestmaster Services

Attn: Dennis Yows

P.O. Box 912

Upper Lake, CA 95485

Phone: 707-275-3333

Toll-free: 800-214-2110

Fax: 707-275-0171

E-mail: dennisyows@sbcglobal.net

Web: http://pestmaster.com

Clean Lakes Inc

Attn: Tyler Fowler/Jay Kasheta

P.O. Box 3186

Martinez, CA 94553

Phone: 925-957-1905

Toll-free: 877-FIX-LAKE (877-349-5253)

Fax: 925-957-1906

E-mail: tfowler@cleanlake.com

Web: http://www.cleanlake.com

For information, contact the Lake County Department of Public Works, Water Resources Division, at 707-263-2341 or go online to http://watershed.co.lake.ca.us .