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Honorable Town Board April 10, 2026 Page 2 The continuation of the Town of Orchard Park Fish Stocking Program recommendations are attached (Attachment 3.0 Fishery Management Agreement) for 2026. Mr. Adrian recommends continuing the feeder fish stocking (fathead minnows & golden shiners), game fish stocking (large mouth bass) and increasing grass carp stocking to aid in weed control and account for future restrictions of grass carp. The 2026 proposed stocking cost including grass carp is $9,947.00 (attachment 3.1) and $9,426.75 (attachment 3.2) without grass carp, less the $1,000.00 deposit. The entire projected cost for Town Pond/Lake maintenance, possible water quality treatment and stocking for calendar year 2026, is not to exceed $18,000.00. There are presently funds ($22,000.00) allocated under Orchard Park Engineering Department “Water Quality Consultants” A01440 50541 for this work. The Town Board must be aware, as previously discussed with AquaTech, that this natural means of aquatic vegetation control and water quality management is not a perfect science and is heavily influenced by outside factors such as weather, nutrient loading, oxygen levels, etc. Another factor to highlight is that, other than Green Lake, no aeration projects are funded under this agreement, which are also a major component of improving water quality. Lastly, this amount of funding would not cover all microbial treatments in a single year if they were, for some reason, required for all proposed waterbodies, which is highly unlikely. All involved parties must know there will be a learning curve with these natural methods. The true benefit for the environment comes with eliminating pesticides. |, therefore, recommend that you adopt the following resolutions: Authorize the Supervisor to sign the agreement with AquaTech Environmental, Inc., 45 Kent Avenue, Blasdell, New York 14219, for an amount not to exceed $18,000.00 to provide the following: e Professional consultation for yearly environmental services for Town-Owned Ponds & Lake ($1,000.00 fee due in April). « Non-Pesticide water, quality treatment services (excluding aeration) for various Town- Owned Ponds & Lake; including Brush Mountain, Lyrica North & South, Holley Ridge, CRV Acom Circle, CRV East & West, Milestrip Reclamation, Birdsong, Riley Meadows, Pleasant Acres East & West, and Knoche pond, also Green Lake. ¢« Complete NYSDEC permitting & fish stocking in specified Town-Owned Ponds/Lake as per attachment 3.0, 3.1, and 3.2 Fishery Management Agreement ($1,000.00 deposit due in Apt). Respectfully submitted, os tigi let. VL Wayne L. Biéler, P.E., CFM Town Engineer Attachment cc: Remy Orffeo, Town Clerk Timothy Gallagher, Town Attorney Edward Leak, Parks & Grounds Dave Adrian, AquaTech Environmental, Inc. File #2006.017 S:\Pond Treatment\2026\TB Approval AquaTech.doc