Kootenai
Aquatic Sciences
Surface Water Management Without the use of Aquatic Herbicides
Maintenance procedures that produce clear water without chemicals

 

Enter here to read why a non-chemical program may become the only option.
The 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in January of 2009 that aquatic herbicide treatments may require NPDES permits.

 


Watershed Modeling:
  • If your project contains water features or lakes, they will likely receive drainage from the surrounding watersheds.
  • We can produce an accurate assessment of the quantity of nutrients the water features will experience.
  • With these numbers we can design a non-chemical maintenance program.
  • Our designs have been approved, in many regions of the US, for stormwater mitigation.


Lake Management Plans that eliminate herbicide and algaecide use
  • Reasonable and effective maintenance practices for the management of urban and rural surface waters existed prior to the dominance of the newer herbicide and biocide application methods.
  • Although they nearly disappeared in years of chemical treatment strategies, they can be the strategies employed under the new regulations.


Maintenance procedures that produce clear water without chemicals
  • Aquatic herbicide treatments also eliminate all the types of vegetation that you might have wanted to keep
  • Absorption of excess nutrients that feed algae blooms can be consumed by types of aquatic plants that provide both function and beauty

Review of potential vendors capable of managing your lakes or water features
  • If the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals decision is not overturned chemical treatments of surface waters may be a thing of the past.
  • There is an enormous difference between a lake management firm accustomed to chemical treatments and one that has had experience in maintaining aquatic habitat.

Biodiversity Assessments and Restoration Services
  • We can take a previously chemically treated lake or water feature and return it to a viable aquatic habitat.
  • We may even return it to the point that you might have sturdy Trout or Bass and all the way down to the smallest organisms, upon which these species feed.
  • If rapid restoration is required we can provide access to numerous species that will enhance the rate of recovery of diversity.
   
 

Contact us today to obtain specific options and pricing.