Guangye Hu,
Mosquito Control/Aquatic Weed Control Director
guangyeh@co.hernando.fl.us

Mission Statement

The mission of Aquatic Plant Management is to provide residents with aquatic and terrestrial plant management services to ensure recreational boating navigation in County public waterways, to improve drainage, to prevent mosquito breeding, and to improve environmental integrity by protection of native botanic communities. 

Goals

• Ensure recreational boating navigation in County public lakes, canals and rivers.
• Improve drainage and prevent mosquito breeding in rivers, canals, ditches and retention ponds.
• Maintain environment integrity by controlling invasive exotic plant species and protecting native plant communities.

Objectives

• Conduct aquatic plant control in public lakes, canals, rivers, and other waterways by using a combination of in-house staff and private contractors.
• Complete resident service requests within ten working days.
• Control invasive exotic highland plants by using a combination of in-house staff and private contractors.

Related Link
Mosquito Control

Accomplishments
of Prior Year

• 60 Acres of Brazilian Pepper Plants treated on County right-of-ways in the coastal areas.
• 500 acres of aquatic and highland weeds mowed on waterways.
• 724 acres of waterways inspected monthly and approximately 120 acres of exotic weed treated by contracting work to Southwest Florida Water Management District.
• 30,900 invasive plants treated on conservation lands by contracting to a private firm.