JACKSONVILLE DISTRICT

Treatment schedules are prepared to inform the public about herbicide applications. The schedules are posted at fish camps, boat ramps and marinas and are supplied to individuals via email upon request.

St. Johns River Treatment Schedule

Treatment Date and Areas:	Jan. 17, 2016 - Jan. 20, 2016 Spray operations will be conducted by USACE personnel on the St. Johns River between the Shands Bridge and the Buckman Bridge.
Herbicide Information:	Spot treatments for floating plants are conducted with Diquat, 2,4-D, Penoxsulam, Carfentrazone, Imazamox, Triclopyr, Flumioxazin, Imazapyr, and/or Glyphosate.
Special Instructions:	Areas spot treated with Diquat should not be used for 1 day for drinking water, livestock and domestic animal watering or irrigation of non-food crops and 5 days for food crops. There are no restrictions for Glyphosate treated areas except for a 48-hour waiting period within 0.5 mile of an active potable water intake (drinking water).
Note:	Generally, 2,4-D will be used only in areas where water intakes are at least 0.5 miles or more away from the treatment site. If treatment occurs within 0.5 mile of a water intake the treated sites will be posted with signs stating that there is a 3-week restriction for irrigation and potable water use.
For additional information, call the Palatka Field Office of the Invasive Species Management Branch at 386-328-2737 or 904-264-1273.

Lake Okeechobee Treatment Schedule

Treatment Date:	Jan. 16, 2017 - Jan. 20, 2017
Current Lake Level:	14.10 (Feet-NVGD29)
Treatment Areas:	Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Schedule of Operations   Managing Agency:  FWC South Cooperator: Aquatic Vegetation Control, Inc. Cooperator: Applied Aquatic Management (SFWMD) Cooperator:  South Florida Water Management District   Schedule for the Period of:   1/16/2017 through 1/20/2017   Waterbody Regional Biologist WorkArea Target Plant Treatment Acreage Method Of Control Herbicide Rate Map                             Okeechobee, Lake                           Susanna Toledo J&S Lock to Henry Creek Lock: Treat floating plants with 2,4 -D and/or flumioxazin mix, treat hyacinth in Giant bulrush with diquat.   Henry Creek Lock to Taylor Creek Lock: Treat floating plants with diquat.   Indian Prairie to Dyess Ditch: Treat floating plants with 2,4 -D and/or flumioxazin mix, treat hyacinth in Giant bulrush with Diquat.                         Floating Plants (Eichhornia and Pistia)                           100                           2,4 -D (liquid);Diquat;Flumioxazin                 2,4 -D: .5 gallon per acre   Flumioxazin: 3 ounces per acre   Diquat: .5 gallon per acre                           No     Okeechobee, Lake   Susanna Toledo Treat all Cuban bulrush observed anywhere.   Oxycaryum cubense   10   Diquat Diquat: .5 gallon per acre   No
Target Plants	Water Hyacinth	Waterlettuce
For additional information, speak with one of our biologists in the South Florida Operations Office in Clewiston at 863-983-8101.

North Florida Aquatic Plant Field Unit — St. Johns River

The St. Johns River originates from broad marshlands about 25 miles north of Lake Okeechobee. This northbound river flows 300 miles until it empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Mayport, near Jacksonville.

The St. Johns River originates from broad marshlands about 25 miles north of Lake Okeechobee. This northbound river flows 300 miles until it empties into the Atlantic Ocean at Mayport, near Jacksonville.

South Florida Operations Office — Lake Okeechobee, the Okeechobee Waterway & Associated Tributaries

Lake Okeechobee and the Okeechobee Waterway are located in central and southern Florida. The 451,000-acre lake and 154 mile long waterway extend from the Atlantic Ocean at Stuart, to the Gulf of Mexico at Ft. Myers. The waterway runs through Lake Okeechobee and consists of the Caloosahatchee River to the west of the lake and the St. Lucie Canal east of the lake.

 

The Federal Aquatic Plant Control Program was initiated by the Rivers & Harbors Act of 1899. To see more details of the history of this program click on the following links:

•   Timeline & History of the Aquatic Plant Control Program