LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – The Lake County Department of Public Works will be starting its “Roadside Brush Abatement Program” weather permitting, through the application of herbicides along certain county-maintained roads this summer.

This abatement program will focus on puncture vine, poison oak and blackberry bushes.

Should residents or property owners abutting the roads listed below desire that no brush abatement occur adjacent to their residence or property, they must contact Public Works prior to July 12, 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 DPW 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 and brush – fire hazard, aesthetics, sight distances, 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.

One or more of the following herbicides "Triclopyr 3A,” “Garlon 4,” and “Glyphosate” may be used in the following areas:

Roads that are anticipated to be sprayed include:

• Loch Lomond Road (from Seigler Canyon Road to Hwy 175);
• Soda Bay Road (from Clark Drive to Westlake Drive and from Crystal Lake Drive to State Route 281);
• Seigler Canyon Road (from Loch Lomond Road to Hwy 29);
• Konocti Road (from End of pavement to the Park gates); and
• Pt. Lakeview Road (from Hwy 29 to Wheeler Drive).