Surface Water Quality Committee March 27, 2016 Wayland Conservation Commission c/o Brian Monahan Town Building 41 Cochituate Road Wayland, MA 01778 Subject: Dudley Pond Order of Conditions (DEP 322-698) – 2015 End of Season Report *** FINAL DEP 322-698 REPORT *** Conditions:
MGL 131 §40 Wayland Ch. 194
#33 Post treatment season report. #13 Post treatment season report
Commissioners: Attached is the SWQC’s 2015 year-end report for Dudley Pond. This season, hand-pulling alone was used to control invasive weeds, but was not fully successful. This year we also continued our Dudley Pond water quality sampling program – a summary of findings is included, and three reports for 2015 are provided as an appendix. SWQC and the Health Department continued a 12 week e-coli sampling program at Mansion Beach. SWQC urged the Board of Health to adopt more stringent pumping and inspection of septic systems in proximity to water bodies. Eurasian Milfoil was difficult in 2015 and divers were not able to hand-pull all areas. Tapegrass has spread throughout the shore areas. An end-of-season weed survey was performed by Aquatic Control Technologies (now SOLitude) and is provided as an appendix. In 2016 we expect to treat portions of Dudley Pond with Sonar after a spring survey under our new order of conditions DEP 322-859. DEP 322-698 and our Chapter 194 permit were issued in March of 2008 for three years. The Permit Extension Act extended our permits through 2015. This is our final report under DEP 322-698. Best regards,