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Second Year of Hydrilla Management Pilot Study in Eno River Begins First Week of May Page 1 of 2 <br />Licensing C)inserviungy HlanAliungy Talnnlnniiirngy Fishing Boating E'unloypiiungy ILearning <br />w l 1 ii111 ui Search <br />Fkl:rcyuf I Contacts I Careers I News I .a'fcyrea <br />Second Year of Hydrilla Management Pilot Study in Eno River Begins <br />First Week of May <br />29 AIHiriill 2016 VlUr nlbel[r of viia> nr:n: 104 <br />DURHAM, N.C. (April 29, 2016) <br />— The second year of a two -year <br />pilot project to treat parts of Eno <br />River for a hydrilla infestation will <br />get underway the first week of <br />May and last through September. <br />The Eno River Hydrilla <br />Management Task Force once <br />again has hired SePRO <br />Corporation to apply the herbicide <br />Sonar Genesis° in a 16 -mile target <br />zone of the river from Lawrence <br />Road to N.C. Hwy. 501 (Roxboro <br />Road) in Orange and Durham <br />counties. <br />Hydrilla in the Eno River in September 2014 <br />SePRO will apply the herbicide in <br />a concentration well below the limits approved by the U.S. EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) — a concentration <br />that is both safe for swimmers and boaters and non -toxic to fish and wildlife. <br />The task force contracted with SePRO to perform the initial application last year, which was the first time the herbicide <br />had been used in a North Carolina river to combat hydrilla. Initial results indicate that the first application worked well, <br />and task force members hope this second year will bring even greater results. SePRO is based in Carmel, Ind., with <br />research and manufacturing facilities in eastern North Carolina. <br />"The first year of treatment showed a high degree of success, with a significant lowering of the amount of hydrilla in the <br />treatment area as compared with areas of the river that were not treated," said Eno River State Park Superintendent <br />Keith Nealson. "We are hoping in this second year to add on to that success." <br />Hydrilla is a highly invasive, nonnative aquatic plant that originated in Asia and creates nearly impenetrable mats of <br />stems and leaves on the surface of lakes, rivers and other waterways. It crowds out native vegetation, reduces <br />recreational opportunities, and ultimately can harm native populations of fish and other aquatic and bird species. The <br />plant also can clog intakes where rivers and reservoirs are used for drinking water supplies and irrigation. <br />Task force members say the herbicide worked well on hydrilla in the treatment area last year and had little to no impact <br />on native, non - target plants. Even so, they are advising the public not to use treated water for irrigation without <br />consulting a task force member first. <br />As they did last year, task force members are contacting owners of properties adjacent to parts of the river being <br />treated with specific restrictions and precautions regarding irrigation use, despite the fact that members are not aware <br />of any irrigation use within the management zone. <br />CGet NC Wildlife Updatel <br />News, lrchi eis <br />2016 <br />75 <br />2015 <br />30 1 <br />2014 <br />262 <br />2013 <br />21'Qn <br />2012 <br />3 <br />2011 <br />191 <br />2010 <br />ay'1' <br />2009 <br />1 <br />News Ca' e Brie <br />Alerts (3) <br />Boating (296) <br />Conserving (321) <br />Fishing (456) <br />Enjoying (622) <br />Hunting (413) <br />Hunting Safety (69) <br />Learning (381) <br />License (152) <br />News (1396) <br />Outdoor Heritage (4) <br />Public Notices (229) <br />Trapping (106) <br />http: / /www.ncwildlife. org/News /Tabld /88 /ArtMID/ 663 5 /ArticleID/ 1408 /Second- Year -of- Hydrilla -... 5/2/2016 <br />