Making A Difference

Making A Difference

This year the CLA removed 8 truckloads of dangerous spring debris and 534 truckloads of nuisance aquatic vegetation from Chautauqua Lake. These before and after photos are evidence that show the work provided by the Chautauqua Lake Association is an effective means of lake management. BURTIS BAY BURTIS BAY - AFTER: 9/22/2022 BURTIS BAY - BEFORE: 9/7/2022 BITTERSWEET BITTERSWEET - BEFORE: 9/7/2022 BITTERSWEET - AFTER: 9/22/2022 BITTERSWEET: 9/22/2022 BONITA BONITA - BEFORE: 9/7/2022 BONITA: AFTER - 9/22/2022 BONITA: AFTER - 9/22/2022 DENSLOW DENSLOW: BEFORE - 9/7/2022 DENSLOW: AFTER - 9/22/2022 LONGVIEW END OF LONGVIEW - BEFORE: 9/7/2022 END OF LONGVIEW…
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The Final Report for the 2021 Lake Maintenance Program

The Final Report for the 2021 Lake Maintenance Program

In the 2021 season, CLA crews were actively in the water for 21 weeks and removed just under 7,000 tons of aquatic vegetation this summer. There were also three large debris clean-ups during those 21 weeks and 79 largetruckloads of woody debris was removed from Chautauqua Lake. The heat map above shows activity of all CLA crews. The greater the intensity, the more time CLA spent in that area. The line maps below show areas visited by CLA crews for harvesting and shoreline work throughout the 2021 season. 2021 SHORELINE MAP2021 HARVESTING MAP READ FULL REPORT
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2021 Summer Lake Cleanup Totals

2021 Summer Lake Cleanup Totals

Chautauqua Lake Association Reports on Lake Maintenance Achievements and Challenges for the Summer 2021 Season Lakewood, NY —The Chautauqua Lake Association has removed an estimated 12.14 million pounds of vegetation and debris from Chautauqua Lake in 2021. Of that total, 2.34 million pounds was contributed by Town of Chautauqua’s mobi-trac skimmers.   Harvesting and shore cleanup will continue at a limited capacity through September as the fleet makes the return trip to the association’s Lakewood facility.  This year, the CLA’s lake cleanup initiative kicked off in May with debris cleanup followed by an early June Curly leaf pondweed harvesting operation.…
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