2026

Dear Neighbors                                                                                                                                While Spring has not yet arrived, the LKCC is already planning the 2026 treatment schedule. And with it fundraising for our lake’s treatments.

Treating and managing the lake has become challenging, and we need some new tools and information.

The wastewater study done in 2022 identified antiquated septic systems as a major problem affecting our lake, and work is underway to secure funding to repair and replace those systems.  An additional stress on the lake, 880 acres drain into it from surrounding roads.  No matter where you live in this community, you impact the lake and the groundwater (which is why regular septic pumping is so important.)

And then there’s the weather:  increasing periods of excessive rain, extreme heat, and drought -  all of it affecting our lake.

We’ve been lucky that, unlike lakes around us, we’ve not had toxic algae, and the lake hasn’t been covered in green duckweed all summer. But we’re starting to see unwanted issues crop up:  algae blooms, excessive weed growth, and expansion of mucky islands.   

Thanks to your contributions, in 2023 we hired NorthEast Aquatic Research, a limnologist consultant (someone who studies lakes and their ecosystems). Their studies of the lake have helped us understand the ongoing challenges the lake faces.

The annual LKCC budget includes regular weed treatments, muck island removals, beaver remediation, pre and post-season water monitoring, treatment oversight,  inspections, recommendations, and reports.  The budget is a bit more than last year as a result of higher labor and herbicide costs and the need for an additional early treatment permit.

We can’t do anything without you and are so grateful for your support.   Summer will be here before we know it.  Let’s get the lake ready for us!    Thank you!                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

Contributions:
Mail checks to:                 Catherine Romano, Treasurer           

                                         LKCC, Inc.

                                         43 Knapp Road

                                         Pound Ridge, New York 10576        

Online/Digital contributions:

Zelle:  lakecontributions@gmail.com