HomeMy WebLinkAbout220922 RLPPA Presentation for September 27 ConCom meetingRequest for Amended OOC: Macrophyte Harvesting in Lake Elizabeth and Red Lily Pond, CraigvilleSummary for Barnstable Conservation Commission, Sept. 27, 2022Presented by: Patricia Deyton, President, Red Lily Pond Project Assn., Inc. Doug Farquhar, Vice‐President, RLPPAPhoto of Lake Elizabeth taken August 21, 2020
Order of Conditions•Issued June 27, 2022 based on Conservation Commission action on Nov. 9, 2021 (OOC not received by RLPPA until August 22, 2022)•Permitted cutting and removal of up to 25% of macrophytes•OOC was based on use of Eco-Cutter owned by Town of Brewster, but also permitted cutting and removal of vegetation manually in shallower waters•Use of Eco-Cutter not feasible due to low water levels linked to failure of dam in 2018Photo of Lake Elizabeth taken September 29, 2020
Requested Amendments to OOCSignificant amendments to OOC are:•Explicitly permit manual harvesting of up to 25% ofmacrophytes each year•Prohibit manual harvesting only from March 15 to June30 each year; use of Eco-Cutter or similar equipmentwould still be prohibited Sept. 1 through Oct. 31 (OOCpermitted change in Time-of-Year restrictions withConCom approval)Redline of amendments submitted as part of the hearing file