As our Basin Management Plans (BMAP) are being reviewed, and the Blue-Green Algae Task Force continues to meet, serious discussions are taking place about ways to actually limit nutrient input to our surface waters.
read moreThe FDEP has just begun its review of the Basin Management Action Plans (BMAP) for the State of Florida, which were issued five years ago.
read moreThese days, it seems like everyone is weighing in about Florida’s blue green algae crisis. The crescendo is hitting notes on everything from blame and finger-pointing, to doomsday predictions and “kick the can down the road” advocacies for more research and study. – Read More on Naples Daily News
read moreSince we have to do SOMETHING with our wastewater sludge, people should know the difference between it and “biosolids”, and why we need to remove ammonia nitrogen before spreading them on our fields.
read moreHarmful Algal Blooms have sprung up in lakes, rivers and coastal waters across the nation; it looks like the pigeons have come home to roost …. payback for our continued discharge of nutrients into the environment. Perhaps a harbinger of things to come? Treating these discharges to remove the nutrients is doable and affordable, and it’s about time to focus our resources on treatment and clean-up …. Not more monitoring.
read moreIt’s time to get serious about treating wastewater and stormwater runoff, PROPERLY, before it ends up in our surface and groundwater.
read moreImpoundment of nutrient rich water from agricultural runoff, or wastewater treatment plant effluent has evolved as the only acceptable treatment scenario to prevent disastrous algal and bacterial blooms in Florida.
read moreSome Comments About The Ongoing Nutrient/Algae Saga
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