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Originally Posted by SAMIAM
TomC is right on........how many threads and posts have we read with boaters angrily scolding the selfish shore front owners about their "rights" to raft or anchor right up to the high water mark in somebody's back yard........oooooop's....time to pony up some cash for the milfoil problem,which,by the way, is caused by boats that are trailered in.
No doubt they will all cheerfully pitch in.
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Boats can transport milfoil from one area to another, but they are not the only problem. The water quality has to be ripe for milfoil to grow. Where milfoil is growing, there is too much food in the water, caused largely by rapid run-off areas and to some degree by failed septic systems and lawn fertilizer. The milfoil program must eventually expand to identify and deal with phosphorus sources.
Homeowner harvesting is also a problem, likely a bigger one than boat traffic. Without the proper vacuum equipment, pulled weeds float down the lake to infest other food-rich spots.
I'm encouraged that the Milfoil committee in M'boro has scoped the project as a major one, rather than skimping. Getting rid of milfoil is a 5-year project at best, and yearly monitoring will be required. Committing large funds to the project will look good on matching fund requests to the state. If this proposal passes, there will likely be a boat monitor posted at the Moultonborough launches, especially Lees Mills.