Lake Quinsigamond to be chemically treated for nuisance aquatic vegetation

Quinsigamond Lake | Photo: Shrewsbury Comunicas

Starting today, the Lake Quinsigamond Commission will be chemically treating the Lake and the Flint Pond in order to control the growth of nuisance aquatic vegetation. The Commission advises the Community of Shrewsbury not to use water from the areas marked below in the map provided by them until the specific dates listed here:

  • Drinking and cooking: 08/27/2018;
  • Swimming: 08/24/2018;
  • Watering of livestock: 08/25/2018;
  • Irrigation: 08/29/2018

The areas that will be affected by the herbicide are marked on the map in darker gray:

Map of the areas to be treated with herbicide to curb the growth of nuisance aquatic vegetation. (Source: Lake Quinsigamond Commission)

More information on the chemical treatment and the dates listed above, the Commission is available for orientation at (508)865‐1000.

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