LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Department of Public Works will begin its annual routine “Roadside Weed Abatement Program,” weather permitting, this month.

The program involves applying herbicides along certain county-maintained roads this spring.

One or more of the following herbicides – Roundup Pro, Direx 4L, Telar XP, Alecto 41S and Pro Ams Plus Activator – may be used.

Roads that are anticipated to be sprayed include: Adobe Creek Road, Bachelor Valley Road, Bell Hill Road, Big Valley Road, Bottle Rock Road, Butts Canyon Road, Clark Drive, Clover Drive, Clover Valley Road, Crestview Drive, East Road, Elk Mountain Road, Gaddy Lane, Highland Springs Road, Hill Road, Hill Road East, Kelsey Creek Drive, Lakeshore Boulevard, Lakeshore Drive, Live Oak Drive, Martin Street, Mendenhall Avenue, Morgan Valley Road, New Long Valley Road, Nice-Lucerne Cutoff, North Drive, Old Lucerne Road, Park Drive, Park Road, Point Lakeview Road, Riggs Road, Scotts Valley Road, Seigler Canyon Road, Sky Park Drive, Soda Bay Road, Spruce Grove Road, Sulphur Bank Drive, Upper Lake Lucerne Road and Witter Springs Road.

Should residents or property owners abutting the roads listed below desire that no weed abatement occur adjacent to their residence or property, they must contact Public Works prior to March 19, unless a previous request for “no spray” was submitted to Public Works.

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

As a reminder, property owners are responsible for maintaining their frontage in such a way that does not create nuisance conditions.

While people 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 – fire hazard, aesthetics, sight distance, etc.

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

For more information call Public Works at 707-263-2341.