Chemical Fertilizer and Slit Threaten Dunlap Lake 

Our lake is filled with potamogeton or pond weed as its more commonly known. In the thick silt in the shallow waters, phosphorus and nitrates, ingredients in lawn fertilizers, cause the plant to grow thick and fast. A flyer presented to the board by Heartlands Conservancy staff working on watershed issues said algaecides alone often are not enough, phosphorus must be reduced. Please avoid the use of lawn fertilizers and do not ever put chemicals within 25 feet of the lake.

Engineers are working on a dredging proposal and the board hopes to have something to present to the membership by the Annual Meeting in February.