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All Offut Lake residents are invited to our Annual OLMD Meeting on Saturday, September 12, 2026. The annual meeting is

We are fortunate to have two excellent guest speakers at our Annual Meeting on Saturday, September 12th. We start  with

Attend our Annual Meeting on Saturday, September 12th to receive a hard copy of our 2026 State of the Lake

Our treasurer, Kathleen Nolte, will speak at the Sept. 12th Annual Meeting about the 2026 OLMD Budget and projections for

For 2026 the Steering Committee continued to focus weed management on Lily pads and submerged weeds in nuisance level densities

Your Steering Committee meets via Zoom at 6:30pm on the first Wednesday of each month. These monthly meetings are your

NATIVE MILFOIL Native Milfoil was found in Zone 3 during our recent submerged weed treatment (See picture above.) This is

The eastern portion of Zone 3 (LINK) was treated in the morning of August 3, 2026. Note: the treatment does not

On July 31st, our licensed contractor, Aquatechnex, will be treating submerged weeds in Zones 3-4-5-6 with Endothall. See Treatment Zones

Our herbicide contractor, Aquatechnex, is planning on treating submerged weeds in Zones Z3-4-5-6 on Friday, July 31st, weather permitting. (Treatment

On July 21, 2026, the Washington State Department of Ecology came to Offut Lake at the request of our OLMD

Aquatic Plant Surveys Part of our lake stewardship is to conduct monthly and yearly surveys of aquatic vegetation. Those surveys

Weed Treatments Note: A date-corrected 2026 Treatment Notice (yellow) was mailed the day after the original notice (white) was mailed.

Is My Well Water Safe During Weed Treatments? The quick answer is yes; wells are safe and unaffected by our

How Do I Stay Informed?

Weed Categories Submerged Native Aquatic Weeds Examples: Large Leaf Pondweed, Water Nymph The expected outcome for control of these weeds

Yard Care is Lake Care Yard care is lake care because chemical runoff from fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides flows into

Free Lunch/Annual OLMD Meeting All Offut Lake residents are invited to our Annual OLMD Meeting on Saturday, September 12, 2026.

Lake surveys are conducted by Offut Lake Management District volunteers during the weed growth cycle, normally in the mornings, between

6/17/2026 Good News! Staff have received lab results for the algae bloom sample taken at Offutt Lake on 6/15/2026. Microcystin: 0.45µg/L, which is below the