Lycott was founded in March 1971 and has been in the business of studying and managing lakes, ponds and reservoirs for thirty seven years. Lycott was one of the first environmental companies in the country and was founded with the primary objective of assisting states, municipalities, lake associations and private homeowners with lake and pond management issues.

Lycott is located in central Massachusetts near Route 20, Route 84, and the Massachusetts Turnpike. As a result, we have easy access to major thoroughfares in New England. Lycott has applicator licenses to manage water bodies in Massachusetts, Connecticut, Florida, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island, New York and Maine. Services are provided throughout New England on an annual basis. Some of our experience
includes the following:

• Herbicide/Algaecide Applications
• Mechanical and Hand Harvesting
• Hydro-raking
• Lake-Level Drawdown
• Benthic Screening
• Aeration
• Diagnostic/Feasibility Studies
• Water Quality Studies
• Flora and Fauna Surveys of Aquatic Systems
• Analyzing Sediments for the Purpose of Dredging

Lycott has been an innovator in instituting lake and pond management techniques throughout New England during the past thirty seven years. We were the first company to: use aluminum sulfate (alum) for the management of algae in 1983; use low-dose alum treatments to manage algae and reduce total phosphorus; use low-doses of diquat to manage Eurasian Milfoil and Curlyleaf Pondweed; use the newly registered herbicide Sonar in 1986; study and publish an article in New England on the breakdown product of Sonar, N-Methylformamide (NMF); use of Sonar and diquat to aid in the absorption of fluridone in aquatic plants; have an aquatic weed harvester designed and constructed in New England; and to recommend and implement fall/winter lake-level drawdown as a management tool for aquatic plant growth. We are always looking for new, innovative approaches for the preservation and restoration of water bodies.

Can we help you?
Every water body is unique and various management techniques need to be assessed, so we may specifically design and implement a management plan. In some cases hand harvesting or benthic screening methods are applicable, while other water bodies require the use of lake-level drawdown, alum or herbicides/algaecides.