He thinks muskrats got flooded recently. Current one also includes occasional raising of water level outside of swimming season for flood control. Right now water level is above minimum, probably due to recent rains. When equipment became unexpectedly available, the Arlington ConCom gave emergency permission for mechanical harvesting on the Res but the Lexington ConCom didn't, so only the Arlington part of was harvested. Roger obtained permission to do additional hand harvesting and pulled out another 600 pounds of water chestnuts from the edges of the Arlington part of the Res.
Eradication requires hand as well as mechanical harvesting.
Whole plant must be removed, not just flower. It was written in 1996, needs to be updated every 5 years to be eligible for state funds. Any input should be given to Ann. Copies of the 1996 plan are available in the Library and the Planning Department. Arlington won an award for its plan in 1996 - but there have been no state funds available for the last 5 years.