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The committee voted 3-0 to approve contracting for Heard Pond hand-harvesting and herbicide treatment, limited to available funds. It also confirmed that ProcellaCOR treatment will not be needed at Dudley Pond in the 2026 season.
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Wayland plans to use both manual removal and herbicide application to control water chestnuts and other plants at Heard Pond, with spending capped by the available budget. Dudley Pond will continue to receive water-quality monitoring, but one proposed treatment is not needed this season. The committee took no action on baseline testing for Snake Brook because of budget limits and raised concerns about a Pine Brook culvert that may obstruct brook trout passage.
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