Scugog Lake Stewards

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Scugog Lake Stewards

An all volunteer, incorporated charitable organization to preserve and enhance the health of Lake Scugog, Ontario.

10/29/2026

What's going on at the Lindsay Dam these days? Actually it is very interesting. Because of our beautiful but basically rain-free weather and water drawdowns in the lakes to the north, the water level on the downstream side of the dam is already showing rocks. (See photo below) Trent-Severn Waterway management, however, is holding water in Lake Scugog. In the photo below, you can see that there are only two logs out of the dam.

10/04/2026

09/09/2026

𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐜𝐨𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞

Learn about Water Soldier and the work underway to manage this invasive aquatic plant. The open house will showcase key management and monitoring approaches from the Lake Simcoe Water Soldier Integrated Management Plan and provide an opportunity to ask questions and learn how you can help.

📅 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟓, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
🕓 𝟒:𝟑𝟎–𝟖:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌
📍 𝐁𝐖𝐆 𝐋𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞
𝟒𝟕𝟏 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐀𝐯𝐞, 𝐁𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐝, 𝐎𝐍 𝐋𝟑𝐙 𝟎𝐉𝟑

Learn more about water soldier and the Lake Simcoe Water Soldier Working Group here: http://lakesimcoews.ca/

09/09/2026

This is beautiful to see, all these dormant seeds in the sediment ready to sprout if the invasives are removed. Excellent work against the terrible non-native, fast growing non-native phragmites.

09/02/2026

WANT TO DESTROY YOUR SEPTIC SYSTEM QUICKLY? THEN USE 'FLUSHABLE WIPES' AND FLUSH THEM DOWN YOUR TOILET! Whether you are on a private system or a public system, NEVER flush these wipes down your toilet because they do not degrade, they plug your filter and without a filter, ... they will plug your leach field.

Even for our Scugog |Bmunicipal system, they combine with fat and create 'fatbergs' in the pipes, or build up in the prefilter and require constant expensive and nasty cleaning.

Because problems that interfere with the functioning of your septic system around the lake are a direct threat to the health of the lake; the Lake Stewards must get involved! Dispose of these and other non-biodegradable items in the trash.

09/01/2026

SCUGOG IS KNOWN FOR ITS HARD WATER OFTEN WITH A HIGH IRON COUNT. If you choose to treat these two problems you must have a septic system specially designed to deal with their regular regeneration backwash volume of water, etc.. Older systems will not be able to cope with the new large volumes of water this entails or their residue. It is suggested that water softener backwash, etc. should not be discharged into your septic system because of this. Also, the salt and/or the toxic compounds in their effluent ... are hard on concrete tanks.

What to do then? We suggest that you look into creating a simple french drain to handle just this backwash water separately so it does not create problems for your septic system or leach field. However, please contact Durham Region Health before planning such an installation for their guidance; call them by just dialing ... 311. (Below a typical installation including: Well pressure tank, water softener tank, iron filter tank and water softener salt storage tank)

08/29/2026

If you’re out on the water this summer, keep an eye out for water soldier!

Water soldier is an invasive aquatic plant with sharp, serrated leaves that can form dense mats both above and below the water’s surface.

Not sure what to look for? Check out this guide to learn how to identify it.

If you think you’ve found water soldier, report your sighting online at www.EDDMapS.org.

To learn more about water soldier, visit www.invasivespeciescentre.ca/water-soldier

08/29/2026

NOW IS THE TIME TO BOOK YOUR NECESSARY SEPTIC TANK and FILTER CLEANOUT! Early fall is best, because the tank will have time to recover its anaerobic or aerobic action before winter. While you are having that done, install easy access risers and a filter between your tank and the leach field if you don't have them already. Your septic field is the most expensive part of your system to replace ... so take care of it! Pump out every 3 to 4 years. Synthetics do not biodegrade in your tank and their residues build up quickly.

Address

250 Queen Street
Port Perry, ON
L9L1A0

Website

http://www.scugoglakestewards.com/

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