I didn't know there were so many mansions on the west side of Bear Island.
Although it's always tempting to blame the other guy for your troubles, you may want to look a little closer to home. Not all nutrients leaching into the lake come from the evil rich. Class warfare is never the answer.
A wealthy person with a large mansion is going to hire a professional landscaping service to maintain his lawn, they will have a licensed chemical guy. They will be very inclined to follow the shoreland rules.
Contrast that with the average homeowner who goes to Home Depot, buys the stuff on sale and applies it himself. Does he know the rules, does he follow them?
Now look in your backyard, is your septic system up to date? The mansion guy put in a new state certified system when he built the house five or ten years ago. What did Grandpa put in 40-50 years ago on his summer camp? Sure it's a 1/4 acre shorefront lot and the leach field is size of a postage stamp and only 50 feet from the water, but don't worry it's grandfathered in.
It's not always them, sometimes it's us.
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