Wandawega Country Club, the property owner organization on the east and north sides of Lake Wandawega, is planning to chemically treat its beaches again this year. We are contacting all shoreline owners to notify them of our intent and to ask if any property owners might be interested in chemical treatment on their shoreline. A copy of the Permit is available here.

We are required to provide all shoreline owners with the following notification: This correspondence is to notify you that the Wandawega Country Club will apply for a DNR Permit to treat Lake Wandawega primarily for Eurasian Water-milfoil (EWM) and Curly-leaf Pondweed (CLP) in the spring of 2015. The treatment typically takes place during the month of May with a liquid form of 2,4-D (EWM) and a liquid form of endothall (CLP). All lake front residents that are in or immediately adjacent to a treatment area will have a yellow warning sign posted on their frontage stating that there is up to a 21-day irrigation restriction. There will NOT be a swimming or fishing restriction following treatment. Additionally, if property owners request, one small area on the South shore of the lake may be considered for Water Lily control (based on DNR approval). Water lilies would be treated with a granular form of triclopyr which does carry a 120 day irrigation restriction (unless water sampling shows concentrations <1 ppb). As with the other treatments, there would NOT be any swimming or fishing restrictions following treatment. If you are interested in treatment for your shoreline, please contact Wandawega Country Club in writing by March 16th, 2015 at wcc@lakewandawega.com or PO Box 624, Elkhorn, WI 53121. Please visit our website, www.wcc.lakewandawega.com for important information regarding this treatment including a copy of the DNR permit, tentative treatment date(s) and final treatment maps as they become available.

If you are interested in chemical treatment, please let us know your name, tax ID number and whether you want treatment for Eurasian milfoil and/or treatment for some other issues on your shoreline. WCC shoreline owners typically need to respond to Eurasian milfoil or Curly-leaf Pondweed and the cost per frontage foot is likely to be in the $3 dollar range. Treatment for Water Lily control is much more expensive and we would not expect that it will be cheaper this year than last. In all cases of treatment, the cost per foot is cheaper when more people participate. If you have specific questions about treating your property, I would encourage you to contact our Lake and Pond Solutions representative, Mr. Jeff Stelzer, jeff@lakeandpondsolutions.com or 262-742-2600. Your response now will get your property on the permit. After the estimates come out, you can decide whether you actually want to move forward with the treatment on your shoreline and pay the cost of that treatment. Please note that though you may choose to have treatment, the DNR has the final say on if treatment will be allowed based on conditions and growth the day of treatment. Please contact us by March 16th.