Central Wisconsin Electric Cooperative is committed to providing safe and reliable electric service to our members through conscientious attention to power line clearance. It is important to remove brush and trees, which actually touch power lines. A tree or branch interfering with lines many miles away may affect the quality of service to you and your neighbors. It is equally important to have a clear corridor underneath the lines to allow for repair of storm damage. Branches must be cleared from around the poles in order for linemen to climb them and quickly repair any damage during an outage.

While cutting methods help keep trees in check, they actually promote rapid re-growth, and often create a thicket of brush along our right-of-way. CWEC is contracting with Asplundh to begin herbicide application under our overhead power lines in portions of the following townships: Almon, Morris, Seneca, Hutchins, Wittenberg, Birnamwood, Dewey, Guenther, Knowlton, Kronenwetter, and Bevent. This process is scheduled to begin the week of July 24.

Asplundh is a licensed and experienced contractor specializing in vegetation management. Herbicides will only be applied in areas using hand-held equipment applying a basal bark or foliar application. There will be no spraying in the residential areas or areas served by underground cable.

If you have any questions about the vegetation management program, please contact our office between 7:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.