aquatic vegetation management recreation lakes – Aquarius-Systems https://aquarius-systems.com Surface Water Management Equipment Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:19:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://aquarius-systems.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/cropped-favicon-32x32.png aquatic vegetation management recreation lakes – Aquarius-Systems https://aquarius-systems.com 32 32 Lake Pflugerville Harvesting Removes 500 Cubic Yards of Weeds https://aquarius-systems.com/harvester-removes-500-cubic-yards-of-unwanted-aquatic-vegetation/ Fri, 18 Nov 2022 18:45:56 +0000 https://aquarius-systems.com/?p=4079 The City of Pflugerville, Texas, has completed six weeks of unwanted vegetation removal at Lake Pflugerville, the City announced Thursday.

According to a release by the City, the process resulted in 250 boat loads and approximately 500 cubic yards of aquatic vegetation removed.

The aquatic plant harvester cuts the vegetation down approximately 2-5 feet from the surface of the lake. It will not be fully removed since it benefits fish and oxygen levels in the lake. The process helps keep swimmers and watercraft from coming into contact with the vegetation as well as removing the nutrients that the plants hold.

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]]> Lake County Uses Harvesters to Manage Weeds and Protect Recreation https://aquarius-systems.com/aquatic-plant-harvesters-and-herbicides-work-together-to-combat-lake-weeds/ Tue, 21 Dec 2021 20:29:05 +0000 https://aquarius-systems.com/?p=2942 With summer in Lake County, California comes an increase in lake weeds and algae, and since 2011 the county government has allocated more money to the work of keeping weeds out of popular swimming and boating areas.

Scott De Leon, the county’s Water Resources and Public Works director, said the Board of Supervisors set aside $350,000 for weed abatement this year. About 220 acres of the lake will be targeted for special treatment this summer.

Five weed harvesters were assigned about 135 acres of area to treat. The harvested vegetation was taken to Lake County Waste Solutions and put into the greenwaste. The harvesters worked at creating boat lanes leading to boat ramps, commercial areas and high density residential areas along the lakeshore. There also is a shoreline lane about 50 feet wide just on the outside edges of piers and docks. Also harvested was a recreation area is popular for water skiing.

The state does not allow mechanical harvesting within a quarter mile of a hydrilla location. 2012 hydrilla report said plant numbers remained low last year, at 26 plants in five locations, but that was an increase over the six plants found in 2011. These areas were sprayed with chemicals to kill the hydrilla and other nuisance vegetation in the area.

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