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Surface Water Quality Committee

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Wayland water committee approves algae testing, signs Heard Pond harvesting contract

WAYLAND — May 26, 2026 — Wayland's Surface Water Quality Committee approved algae testing on Dudley Pond and cleared a $1,027 lab invoice that zeroes its fiscal 2026 budget. Chair Thomas Klem reported that a three-year, under-$50,000 hand-harvesting contract with Solitude Lake Management for Heard

Wayland water committee awaits Heard Pond weed-control contracts as July deadline nears

WAYLAND — April 21, 2026 — Wayland's Surface Water Quality Committee waits on stalled contracts as Heard Pond treatment window narrows. Chair Tom Clem told the April 21 meeting that a sub-$10,000 Clearcast herbicide quote from Solitude is still being routed for town signatures, and that a separate

Wayland water committee advances Heard Pond harvest and herbicide contracts

WAYLAND — March 10, 2026 — Wayland's Surface Water Quality Committee advances hand-harvest and herbicide contracts for Heard Pond. Chair Thomas Klem and member Thomas J. Largy told the panel Tuesday that SOLitude Lake Management has submitted a water chestnut hand-harvesting contract capped at $9,900 — deliberately under

Wayland committee backs both herbicide and hand-pulling for Heard Pond

WAYLAND — February 3, 2026 — Wayland's Surface Water Quality Committee approved a dual attack on Heard Pond water chestnuts. Members voted 3-0 to contract for both Clearcast herbicide application and hand-harvesting this season, with scope capped by a roughly $30,000 budget. Chair Thomas Klem is drafting