SOLitude Lake Management Wins 14 Awards for Excellence in Water Quality Treatment

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. - Dec. 12, 2013 - PRLog -- SOLitude Lake Management, an industry leader in lake and pond management, fisheries management and related environmental services for the Eastern United States, won fourteen “Seeing is Believing” awards from SePRO, a developer and manufacturer of high quality, environmentally responsible solutions for aquatic plant management. These awards recognize the highest standard of excellence in water quality treatment for lakes, ponds, stormwater basins or other standing water bodies that have demonstrated the effectiveness of SePRO products in improving these aquatic ecosystems.

SOLitude Lake Management received these awards at the 2013 SePRO Preferred Applicator Seminar this past November at the SePRO Research & Technology Campus in Whitakers, North Carolina. Each award submission consisted of a case study highlighting a project with before and after photos and a detailed treatment summary for the water body including reason for treatment and chosen course of action, treatment and water body specifics, weather conditions, map of the water body or wetland and treatment area, water quality, end user satisfaction, and special circumstances.

Winning submissions were by the following team members:

Shannon Junior, Aquatic Ecologist and SePRO Preferred Applicator of the Year, for the successful treatment of watermeal, algae and brittle naiad in a 1.5 acre privately owned pond in Purcellville, Virginia, for the long-term control of spatterdock and bladderwort in a 4.25 acre privately owned pond in Bowling Green, Virginia, and the remediation of a swimming hole with planktonic algae in a 1 acre privately owned pond on a farm in Castleton, Virginia

Gavin Ferris, Ecologist, for the treatment of filamentous algae, duckweed, watermeal, cattails, black willow, and slender pondweed in a .25 acre community stormwater pond in Upper Marlboro, Maryland

Brad Harris, Forestry Biologist & Aquatic Specialist, for the successful treatment of pithophora algae in a 1.5 acre community stormwater pond in Charlotte, North Carolina and the effective treatment of macrophytic and pithophora algae, and slender and sago pondweed in a .6 acre community stormwater pond in Charlotte, North Carolina

Kyle Finerfrock, Environmental Scientist, for the treatment of water shield weeds in a 13.4 acre privately owned pond on a farm in Goochland, Virginia and the treatment of slender pondweed, spike rush, and filamentous algae in a 4.8 acre residential stormwater pond in York County, Virginia

Brent Weber, Environmental Scientist, for the successful treatment of water shield weeds in a 8 acre privately owned pond in Crozier, Virginia and the treatment of watermeal in a 1.7 acre privately owned pond in Amelia, Virginia

Lisa Richards, Fisheries & Wildlife Biologist, for the effective treatment of filamentous algae in a .45 acre community stormwater pond in a retirement community in Belvoir, Virginia

Greg Blackham, Aquatic Specialist, for the treatment of pondweed, filamentous algae, and cyanobacteria in a 2 acre community stormwater pond in Bethany Beach, Delaware

Dave Riedl, Environmental Scientist, for the successful treatment of filamentous algae in a .25 acre condominium complex stormwater pond in Ashburn, Virginia and the treatment of filamentous algae in a .75 acre residential stormwater pond in McLean, Virginia

For more information on these case studies and other success stories, visit www.solitudelakemanagement.com/Case-Studies or to learn more about preventing algae issues through year round ecological balance strategies, visit www.solitudelakemanagement.com/sustainable-algae-guide.

Since 1998, SOLitude Lake Management has been committed to providing full service lake and pond management services that improve water quality, preserve natural resources, and reduce our environmental footprint. Our services include lake, pond and fisheries management programs, algae and aquatic weed control, installation of fountains and aeration systems, water quality testing and restoration, bathymetry, lake vegetation studies, habitat assessments and nuisance wildlife management. We are the second largest distributor of AquaMaster fountains and aerators internationally and in the U.S. Lake and pond management services are available throughout the Eastern United States. Fisheries management consulting and aquatic products are available nationwide. Learn more about SOLitude Lake Management and purchase products at www.solitudelakemanagement.com.