WELCOME TO THE CRYSTAL LAKE ASSOCIATION

OF ELLINGTON, CT WEBSITE

MISSION

It is the Mission of the CRYSTAL LAKE ASSOCIATION OF ELLINGTON, CT, to inform everyone of the issues and news pertaining to Crystal Lake and the surrounding watershed.

PURPOSE

The Purpose of the CRYSTAL LAKE ASSOCIATION is to preserve, protect and improve Crystal Lake and it's surrounding area and promote the general welfare of the property, it's owners and residents.

Please understand this site will be changing and improving as time goes on. Feel free to offer suggestions to make the site more interesting by email, to one of us on the website committee, or to 

mycrystallakect@comcast.net

Added October 2007 "Crystal Lake Water Monitoring Report "

Added October 2007 "Demonstration Milfoil Suction Harvesting Project "

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Our Site has taken on a new look. We now have an Official Crystal Lake Association Logo which will now be the new Crystal Lake Safety Inspection Boat Sticker. Check our new format which includes a new Contact Us where you can submit comments and questions.

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CLICK ON THIS LINK- Grant to Municipalities for the Control of Invasive Species. 

 CLICK ON THIS LINK-Maps and Rover.

Thank you for your support to remove milfoil from Crystal Lake. As you may have heard, the DEP grant was withheld due to our economic conditions. BUT the Town of Ellington is still proceeding on the project. The CLA Milfoil Committee has met with the contractor, and they are preparing a plan to present to the BOS to optimize the removal yield with the funds we have available.

June 2009 The Town of Ellington has appointed an Ad Hoc Crystal Lake Milfoil Committee which will manage and monitor the suction harvest project this summer. The Committee will work closely with the CLA, the CT DEP, and George Knoecklin of Northeast Aquatic Research. We will keep you up to date on this project with a New section under Milfoil Harvesting.

IMPORTANT UPCOMING DATES:

JULY 22,2009 CLA ANNUAL MEETING- CRYSTAL LAKE CHURCH

SEPTEMBER 27, 2009 CRYSTAL LAKE PTO SPONSORS 5K/3.1 MILE FITNESS "WALK AROUND THE LAKE" AND FOR THOSE WHO JUST WANT TO ENJOY THE DAY DO THE "1 MILE FUN WALK"

OCTOBER 7, 2009 CLA FALL MEETING- CRYSTAL LAKE CHURCH 

 A new book about Crystal Lake Tolland County has been written by Lynn Fahey.  The publisher has promised to provide us with historical information about the lake which we can make available here.

The Town of Ellington, with guidance from the Crystal Lake Association, have applied for grant from the State of Connecticut DEP -Grant to Municipalities for the Control of Invasive Species. It requires that the town fund a percentage of the grant which must be used for initial removal of the plants, by a qualified contractor and not maintenance.  As you will recall, see Enviornmental Topics-Milfoil, milfoil was successfully removed in a test area of the lake by suction harvesting. The plant growth is estimated to exceed 20 acres and if not removed in time, will make the lake unusable for summer water activities.The Board of Selectmen and Board of Finance unanimously approved $67,000 in matching funds for the project. The grant will be awarded by the DEP on February 15,2009.