Surface Water Management
Public Works
LAKE
MANAGEMENT DISTRICTS
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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:
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:
Madelyn Loy (she/her)
Noxious Weed Coordinator | Skagit County
Office: (360) 416-1467
mloy@co.skagit.wa.us
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