Notices/Announcements

On Friday, July 17, 2026 Solitude Lake Management will treat Witches Woods Lake with the herbicide Nautique to control submerged weeds.

Note, while there are no water restrictions (see below) for the day of treatment, it is recommended to have limited water disturbance on the day so that the treatment can settle into the weeds effectively.

Swimming - No Restrictions

Livestock Watering - No Restrictions

Drinking - No Restrictions

Irrigation - No Restrictions

Please contact lake-dam-beaches@wwlake.com if you have any questions or if you have not already received 2 emails from Connecticut Notifications.

Lawn Fertilizer on Our Lake

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 months of May - 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; 5/28/26

Leash Laws

There have been a couple of unfortunate incidents with loose dogs. It is in the lake rules and regulations that off of your property all dogs MUST be on leash. Please abide by these rules for the safety of all. https://www.wwlake.com/rules-and-ordinances

10/12/2022 4/10/2023 10/3/2024 4/5/26