LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Department of Public Works, or DPW, will soon be starting its annual Roadside Weed Abatement Program through the application of herbicides along certain county-maintained roads.

Should residents or property owners with frontage along roads previously noticed as well as the roads listed below desire that no weed abatement occur adjacent to their residence or property, they must contact DPW prior to March 24, unless a previous request for “no spray” was submitted to DPW.

If you would like to remove an existing “no spray” status, you must contact DPW at 707-263-2341.

As a reminder, property owners who do not wish their property frontage to be sprayed are responsible for maintaining their frontage in such a way that does not create nuisance conditions. 

While property owners can request that their frontage not be sprayed, they must otherwise maintain their frontage to avoid creating a public nuisance that could be caused by overgrown weeds such as fire hazard, aesthetics, sight distances, etc.

To assist those property owners who object to spraying, DPW will review their proposed maintenance plans at no charge and issue a no-fee encroachment permit to perform the maintenance as necessary.

One or more of the herbicides “Roundup Pro Max,” “Krouar I D F,” “Esplanade 200SC,” Landmark XP and an nonionic surfactant may be used on already noticed roads and the following roads which are being added this year: Carson Avenue, Collier Avenue, Crystal Lake Way, Floyd Way, Hammond Avenue, Harrington Flat Road, Hendricks Road, Howard Avenue, Keck Road, Keeling Avenue, Martin Street, Scotts Valley Road and Stokes Avenue.