Surface Water Management

 

LAKE MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS

Water lilies at Campbell Lake

The Skagit County Lake Management Program provides technical and administrative assistance to lake communities interested in controlling aquatic noxious weeds that impair recreation, environmental, and aesthetic qualities enjoyed by lakeside residents and lake users. The most common problematic aquatic plants in Skagit County include Eurasian milfoil (Myriophyllum spicatum), Brazilian elodea (Egeria densa), fragrant water lily (Nymphaea odorata), and yellow flag iris (Iris pseudacorus). In accordance with RCW 36.61, lake communities can form Lake Management Districts (LMD), voluntary self-taxing districts, to finance aquatic plant management activities.

The following lake groups have established LMDs in Skagit County:

• Big Lake (LMD #1)
  
• Lake McMurray (LMD #2)
  
• Lakes Erie & Campbell (LMD #3)
• Clear Lake & Beaver Lake (LMD#4)

For information regarding recreational water safety and algae  blooms, please visit our Skagit County Environmental Health Recreational Water Safety web page or check out the WA State Toxic Algae web page.

For more information about aquatic plant management and LMDs, please contact:

Evan Emrick
Noxious Weed Technician- Safety Committee Representative- PW
(360) 416-1465
Skagit County Public Works, Natural Resources Division
evane@co.skagit.wa.us