Lake Singletary Watershed Association - www.lakesingletary.org

Welcome To The Lake Singletary Watershed Association

Well what a difference a year makes. Last year at this time, the lake water level was extremely low and we were all hoping for some rain in order to kick off the season. This year, thanks to the weather and a planned earlier refill start, we will have a full lake for the beginning of the season.

Last year some of you may know we tried various methods to get control of our growing Fanwort problem. We had an aggressive drawdown over the winter of 2008/2009 in an attempt to remove the 10 acre area of dense Fanwort. We also spent some time and money experimenting with Diver Assisted Suction Harvesting. We had only moderate success.

The latest exciting news on treatment of Fanwort is that there is a new chemical in the approval pipeline that will allow for "spot" treating Fanwort similar to how we treat Milfoil. We are monitoring the progress of the approval of the chemical "Clipper" which would give us the tool to treat the 10 acre area and other problem areas. We will keep you posted on the progress.

Since this is the start of a new membership year, I want to encourage all to please send in your 2010 dues payment. We need the funds to continue the fight to keep our lake healthy, and as always, thank you for your past membership support.

On the social front, we have lots planned with two big events coming soon. First, the Earth Day clean up and then our season opening Spring Wing Ding. Please do everything you can to participate since your response to these events helps encourage us all to drive on.

One final note with spring here remember that when you fertilize you should be using zero phosphorous fertilizer for the health of our lake.

Thanks again for your support

Tim Vanderlinden