The algae issues that were spotted a few weeks ago near Lake Clark Shores in Palm Beach County appear to be worsening, and it's bringing a potent stench.
BLUE GREEN ALGAE IS MAKING ANEARLY APPEARANCEÃIN PALMBEACH COUNTYÃIT HAS SOME WHOLIVE ALONG WATERWAYS NEAR I-95CONCERNED W-P-T-V NEWSCHANNELFIVETHERE AND SPOKE WITH THE ARMYCORPS OF ENGINEERS ABOUT WHYITS HAPPENING.
MATT?THE CORPS DID A CONEFERNCETELEPHOEN CALL ON LAKEOKEECHOBEE AND THE WATERWAYS &THEY SAY THE LAKE LEVEL IS INGOOD SHAPEÃAND WATER FROM ITWITH THE ALGAE IS NOT CAUSINGWHAT WE SEE HERE.JAMES SYLVESTER TOLD US THESMELL IS RIGHT OUTSIDE HFRONT DOOR.
259“ALMOST LIKE,YOUALMOST LIKE SEWER SMEL” IT ISTHE FAMILIAR SMELL OF BLGREEN ALGAEÃSTILL IN THEWATER OF THE C51 CANALÃINFACT GOING UNDERWATER SHOWSJUST HOW MUCH ALGAE ISFLOATING IN THE WATER.
OO1“REMEMBER IT WAS JUST LIKE ALITTLE SPOT LIKE THAT ANDANOTHER LITTLE SPOT ANDEVERYDAY IT KEEPS GETTINGBIGGER AND BIGGER AND BIGGE”COL ANDREW KELLY OF THE ARMYCORPS OF ENGINEERS IN A PHONEBRIEFINGÃINSISTED WATER FROMLAKE OKEECHOBEE IS NOT BEINGRELEASED INTO THESE WATERWAYSÃTESTING BY SOUTH FLORIDAWATER MANAGEMENT LAST WEEK DIDSHOW A HIGH CONCENTRATIONTHE TOXIC MICROCYSTIN IN THECANAL BY STATE ROAD 7ÃBUTNEW TESTS NOW SEEM TO INDICATELOWER LEVELS ALL THE WAY EASTIN PALM BEACH COUNTY THE ARMYCORPS IS ALSO SUGGESTING THEALGAE MAY BE COMING FROMRUNOFF AND NOT LAKE OÃMALCOMMCFARLAND IS WITH FAU- HARBORBRANCH.
113“WATER AS IT RUNSOFF PEOPLEAND IT CAN END UP CARRYINGWITH IT HIGH CONCENTRATIONS OFTHINGS LIKE NITROGEN ANDPHOSPHORUS FERTILIZERSBASICALLY AND THESE FERTILIZEALGAE GROWTH” TTHIS WATER IS UNDER THECONTROL OF SOUTH FLORIDA WATERMANAGMNENT &WE CONTINUE TO STAY ON T
Water quality issues on some of the waterways of Palm Beach County don't appear to be improving.
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