Memorandum
Date: July 6, 2023
To: The Honorable Lake County Board of Supervisors, Sitting as the Board of Directors, Lake County Watershed Protection District
From: Scott De Leon, Director, and Angela De Palma-Dow, Program Coordinator,
Water Resources Department
Subject: Sitting as the Board of Directors of the Lake County Watershed Protection District Authorize the County of Lake Water Resources Director to accept and execute a California Department of Pesticide Regulation Alliance Grant, not to exceed $346,038 for the grant project titled “Using Integrated Pest Management Methods to Create Strong and Sustainable Shorelines on Clear Lake, CA.”
Executive Summary:
Staff is requesting the Board of Supervisors, acting as the Directors of the Lake County Watershed Protection District (“District”), authorize the Water Resources Director to apply for, accept and execute a California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) Alliance Grant, for an amount not to exceed $346,038 for the grant project titled “Using Integrated Pest Management Methods to Create Strong and Sustainable Shorelines on Clear Lake, CA.” This item is not expected to be controversial; therefore we are requesting this item to be placed on the Consent Agenda.
This grant project will provide resources to conduct manual and experimental removal of invasive creeping water primrose from the shorelines around Clear Lake, work with partners from TERA to restore those shorelines through native plantings, such as tules, and implement a Natural Shoreline Stewardship program to provide resources for private properties to encourage natural shorelines.
This grant will help address the problems of invasive creeping water primrose which can grow aggressively and clog channels, waterways, clog water intake areas, obstruct boat access, and because primrose promotes stagnant water conditions, has been shown to be a major contributor to West Nile Virus mosquito habitat. Creeping water primrose is best managed and controlled by a variety of treatments such as diver-assisted manual removal, removal by hand from terrestrial shoreline areas, herbicide treatments. Once removed restorative plantings of native species such as tule are needed to prevent and reduce regrowth.
These issues do not just occur on public properties, but also on private properties and sometimes financial hardships impede shoreline property owners from being able to implement expensive control measures. This DPR Alliance grant will provide incentive-based options for private property owners to get financial and physical assistance with primrose removal and native plant restoration. This grant will also develop the educational materials needed for property owners to manage and maintain their natural shoreline sustainably.
Staff is also requesting, in two separate consent items, approval of subcontract agreements between The District and (i) Bullfrog underwater Services and (ii) Dr. Jeanine Pfeiffer to provide needed physical assistance and expertise, in implementing this grant project.
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Sitting as the Board of Directors of the Lake County Watershed Protection District Authorize the County of Lake Water Resources Director to accept and execute a California Department of Pesticide Regulation Alliance Grant, not to exceed $346,038 for the grant project titled “Using Integrated Pest Management Methods to Create Strong and Sustainable Shorelines on Clear Lake, CA.”