1) How many times was the subject area sprayed in 2024 and 2025?
2) What chemicals were used at each spraying?
3) Who did the spraying? Provide their license to use the chemicals.
4) What was the wind speed at the time of application?
5) How are adjoining properties and residents protected from chemical drift? How far up the banks/sides of the canal and lake are being sprayed? Looks like up to 5 feet of defoliant was sprayed by the resulting die off.
6) How many gals were sprayed each time?
7) What is the ratio between ground water and chemicals? How is the lake and canal water measured?
8) What indicators are used to decide the spray schedule and chemicals used? Who makes this decision?
9) What is the cumulative effect of many years of applying these chemicals?
10) What is the chemical composition of the sludge buildup at the bottom of the lake and canal? When was the sludge tested? What tests were used? How deep is the sludge?
11) Doesn’t the sludge caused by aquatic weed die-off displace water and reduce the capacity for storm water drainage?
12) When was the lake and canal dredged last to remove the sludge?
13) How are residents notified/warned about the spraying of substances considered carcinogens?
14) Why aren’t the applicators wearing protective masks or clothing?
15) Where does the water from the lake and canal go? Is it released into other waterways and what types—e.g., wetlands, municipal stormwater systems, Everglades feeder canals, or coastal discharges?
16) How is water quality monitored at discharge points following herbicide applications?
Records Request & Community Questions
Spraying in Windings Park Lake and Adjoining Canals
