Taught me everything I know about lake management Doug Charles has been taking care of our lake, Prairie Lake-Seminole County, for the past 35 years. I first meet Doug when he was contracted with The City of Altamonte Springs. He and Dean Barber, DEP, taught me everything I know about lake management, mainly, that the plants in the lake absorb the nutrients and keep the water clear. Doug has shown a personal interest in our lake where other lake management companies have not been able to always fix our problems. For these reasons I would recommend Doug to take care of your lake management concerns over every other company in central Florida.

I Saw My Lake Bottom for the First Time in 2 Years! Our Lake Hobbs and Little Lake Hobbs are 68 acres and 10 acres. Doug Charles and his employee treated our lakes and in 3 weeks time we saw Great Results of the Hydrilla “disappearing”. I saw my Lake bottom for the first time in almost 2 years! After 6 weeks, our Hydrilla was visibly gone everywhere! We followed up with stocking 144 Sterile Carp to be the continuous Cleanup Police, for any Hydrilla that generates from the tubular Hydrilla Roots, in the lake’s bottom. There was no fish kill, birds kill, animal kill, or any wanted aquatic plants killed, during the spray administration, only the Hydrilla was killed. Now everyone is out swimming, boating, skiing, paddle boarding, and fishing. We are Happy!

Most Thorough and Best Reports As I have said before, of the pond maintenance companies I have worked with – you guys are the most thorough, and give the best reports.

Excellent Guidance and Recommendations Our Egypt Lake in Tampa Florida consists of 60 surface acres and over 40 lakefront property owners and many other lake users within the subdivision via a civic beach and boat ramp. Our Property Owners Association has been controlling our hydrilla issue with the help of Doug Charles (Lake and Pond Remediation, Inc.) by ‘conservatively’ inserting sterile grass carp, and, as necessary, augmenting with chemical treatment. Both hydrilla controlling techniques/services have been provided by Doug over the last two years with success. His guidance and recommendations have proven excellent.

We Had the Right Guy to Manage Our Lake Our lake, Little Lake Howell (a.k.a. Lake Tuskawilla) is in the beginning stage of our 4th episode (in 35+ years) of hydrilla infestation. Our lake association is a very pro-active one, and we have worked closely with the Seminole County Water Management crew as we treated the lake for various invasives, and also as we replanted on Lake Revegetation Days, and are part of the county’s lake evaluations as well as participants in Lakewatch. We guard our lake quality carefully and thoroughly. When this hydrilla appeared, we called several companies to come and evaluate. Doug was immediately responsive and came out ready to do a look at the lake. He got us quotes and presented us with a plan quickly, and we were able to present that at our lake meeting. He did this with only 2 days to prepare. His kind demeanor and his vast knowledge let us know we had the right guy to manage our lake. Doug is currently treating our lake for hydrilla and also recently stocked us with Sterile Grass Carp, again, when he promised the fish, he delivered exactly when he said he would. They were the healthiest grass carp we’ve ever received.