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Citizen Irate About Chemical Spraying for Hydrilla

Posted by KerrLakeParkWatch on July 25, 2012

The following post was submitted by Tom O’Neal in response to the Kerr Lake State
Recreation Manager’s action to recently spray hydrilla infested waters off the shore of some Kerr Lake boat ramps and recreation areas.

“Great idea Bryce. Spraying poison into Kerr Lake so little Johnny and little Susie can go swim in it. I surely would not let my kids swim in poisoned water that some
government agent said was …

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CITIZEN QUESTIONS WATER SAFETY OF KERR LAKE

Posted by KerrLakeParkWatch on July 9, 2012

7/9/2012 6:13 PM Janet wrote:
“Would you say the water in Kerr Lake is clean for swimming? What is it tested for?

We are having a big event there and I want to feel secure that people will not get sick from swimming there. Thanks!”

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We received these email questions from Janet P and quite honestly, we don’t know who tests the …

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NC STATE PARKS TO SPRAY HYDRILLA NEXT WEEK AROUND CRITICAL KERR LAKE SHORELINES

Posted by KerrLakeParkWatch on June 21, 2012

While the US Army Corps of Engineers continues to study hydrilla and its effects on Kerr Lake, North
Carolina State Parks will become the first governmental agency to take action against hydrilla infested areas around the shoreline that borders some popular recreation areas. Spray treatments are
scheduled for next week.

Kerr Lake State Recreation Area leaders announced yesterday that the spraying of herbicides to help contain hydrilla
will take …

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CORP OF ENGINEERS POSTS NEW HYDRILLA SURVEY CONDUCTED BY NCSU

Posted by KerrLakeParkWatch on June 19, 2012

BULLETIN: There’s a new survey of information about hydrilla and its growth in Kerr Lake. The field work was conducted last fall and the
report was just submitted by researchers at North Carolina State University to the US Army Corps of Engineers.

The photo above shows hydrilla recently photographed off a North Carolina State Recreation Area. Researchers …

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HYDRILLA & THE OLD GOVERNMENT SIDESTEP

Posted by KerrLakeParkWatch on June 11, 2012

The only person talking about hydrilla is a Vance
County Cooperative Extension Agent and his message in summary is spray, spray, spray, but only pay to do it. So hydrilla management in the waters of North Carolina is lucrative only to the
handful of “approved” herbicide applicators who collect big dollars from the lake-front owners who are trying to keep the encroaching water weed from blocking their boating and
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