Notices/Announcements

Lawn Fertilizer on Our Lake  

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As a follow-up to the email sent to residents and the associated discussion at the all-residents meeting, we have done some additional investigation on recommendations for applying lawn fertilizers around lakes.  Some of the groups we’ve gotten input from included: CT Bureau of Water Protection & Land Reuse; CT DEEP;  UConn CAHNR (College of Agriculture and Natural Resources) and The Last Green Valley.

One recurring theme that has appeared in most of the information we’ve gathered is that fertilizing lawns in July and August provides little value.   Since the grass is growing more slowly, it absorbs less fertilizer. This increases the likelihood of fertilizer running into the lake when it rains.

We are therefore encouraging residents to refrain from applying lawn fertilizer for the balance of August.  We feel this to be the most reasonable first step we can take at this time as part of our commitment to keeping our lake clean and safe.  We prefer to start with a phased, volunteer approach, rather than implementing a stricter requirement in our Rules and Ordinances.

 

Please email lake-dam-beaches@wwlake.com with any questions or concerns.

8/8/25