Northern Michigan Aquatics, Inc. is the company currently handling the weed control on Sanford Lake.  For more information about them, please visit their website.

The following information documents were mailed on approximately May 1, 2009 to homes along Sanford Lake. You may want to read these PDF links for your reference:

Sanford Lake-Edenville Township Treatment Program Information Letter

Anticipated Treatment Notice

Please consider the 10 ways listed below to protect Sanford Lake and Wixom Lake:

1. Don't use lawn fertilizer that contains phosphorus.

2. Use the minimum amount of fertilizer recommended on the label - more is not necessarily better.

3. Water the lawn sparingly to avoid washing nutrients and sediments into the lake.

4. Don't feed ducks and geese near the lake. Waterfowl droppings are high in nutrients and may cause swimmer’s itch.

5. Don't burn leaves and grass clippings near the shoreline. Nutrients concentrate in the ash and can easily wash into the lake.

6. Do not mow to the water’s edge. Instead, allow a strip of natural vegetation (i.e., a greenbelt to become established along your waterfront. A greenbelt will trap pollutants, provide wildlife habitat, and discourage nuisance geese from frequenting your property.

7. Repair eroded areas on your yard or along the shoreline and, if possible, infiltrate drainage from your downspouts rather than letting it flow overland to the lake.

8. Don't dump anything in area wetlands.

9. If you have a septic tank system, have your septic tank pumped every 2-3 years.

10. Don't be complacent - our collective actions will make or break the lakes.