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...
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