PUBLIC NOTICE OF 2026 CLP TREATMENT IN LAKE DARLING

May 5, 2026
Notice To Lake Darling Property Owners and Lake Users:

As part of its ongoing effort to preserve and improve the water quality of Lake Darling, The Lake Darling Area Association will be contracting with a vendor to treat aquatic invasive plants in 2026. We wish to keep all of you well informed, and this is notice that we will be treating various areas of Lake Darling for curly leaf pondweed in May of 2026.

The treatment is for Curly-leaf pondweed(CLP) which is an invasive plant that grows in the spring and early summer. The objective of the curly leaf pondweed treatment program is to treat the heaviest growth of CLP to improve the water quality and recreational use of the lake. None of the planned treatment sites will be approved by the DNR. As all proposed treatments are 150 offshore feet or more, the treatments are not considered to be adjacent to private property(within
150 feet from shore).

The treatment methods will follow Department of Natural Resources’ guidelines and permit. Below is an image of the treatment area.