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From: Cindy C City: Mount Vernon, IL
I have a private rural pond in S IL that is fed by a stream with a dam. Lily pads are overgrowing the dam end and the small pond. Is there an eco-friendly solution to this before the fish are suffocated etc? Past efforts have failed.
	Extension Message From: Laura Kammin Visiting Extension Specialist, Pollution Prevention Extension-Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant College Program lkammin@illinois.edu
Could you send some photos of the pond and up-close shots of the plants? What have you tried in the past? There is the option of aquatic herbicide but it could be tricky to use with a source of running water. Aquatic mowing might be an option or possibly drawdown if the pond is small.
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