Whole Lake, Evaluation and Fluridone Treatments

Contact: Inland Lakes Program Staff 517-241-7734

Agency: Environmental Quality

Evaluation Treatments - The Aquatic Nuisance Control program is authorized to issue permits to conduct evaluations of the impacts and effectiveness of chemicals, application rates and/or means of chemical application to control an aquatic nuisance in the waters of the state.

• Guidance for Evaluation Treatment Proposals

Whole Lake Treatments - Any proposal to treat an entire waterbody must be accompanied by a Lake Management Plan.  Treatments using liquid fluridone are one example of a whole lake treatment.

• Guidance for Lake Management Plans (non-fluridone) - Explanation of the requirements of a Lake Management Plan and information to aid in collecting the data.
• Lake Management Plan Form (non-fluridone) - The standard form for a Lake Management Plan required for a whole-lake chemical treatment.

Fluridone Treatments

• Fluridone Residue Sampling - Instructions for determining sampling locations and sampling procedures.
• Lake Management Plan Guidance
• Lake Management Plan Form - The standard form for a Lake Management Plan required for a whole-lake liquid fluridone treatment.
• Lake Volume Calculation - Instructions for calculating the volume of the upper ten feet of a lake.
• Alternate Lake Volume Calculation - Instructions for an alternate calculation method to determine the volume of the upper ten feet of a lake.