[madrasahs]

1) Why is milfoil "such a problem?"

Winnipesaukee is a relatively cold lake -- and deep. There's little chance milfoil can grow to be the problem it is on Southern lakes, (where some lakes have a consistency of an oatmeal of chlorophyll). But those lakes are warm and shallow.

2) Why isn't mechanical harvesting a viable consideration?

Harvesting is done elsewhere, and since milfoil sequesters nitrogen and phosphorus, those compounds -- as well as the milfoil -- can be removed and used as mulch/fertilizer. (And create jobs).

Is there a better "milfoil-fragmenter" than a Jet-Ski's waterjet propulsion?

3) What are the long-term prospects of milfoil, anyway?

The acreage of forests surrounding Winnipesaukee is being reduced one hillside home after another: siltation, runoff, and fertilizers from hillside development will aid, not hinder milfoil spread.

Not only are more homes being converted to year-round use, a second tier of homes is being built behind the shorefront homes. Those existing homes (and acres) that are forest-friendly are being bulldozed upon their fiftieth anniversary -- and replaced by homes that put more "net organic load" on the lake.

Developers in the Winnipesaukee Basin should be assessed an environmental impact fee.

The long-term effect of "ridge development" is known.

The long-term effect of perpetual 2,4-D isn't known.

IMO