| The intense blue-green algal blooms that overran Ohio’s Grand Lake St. Marys this summer have largely been blamed on manure runoff from surrounding fields. As a response, an incentive program offered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture is helping livestock farmers ship thousands of tons of animal waste out of the watershed. Since.. Read more Posted in Lake Chemistry, Water Quality Also tagged agriculture, Algae, blue-green algae, eutrophication, Grand Lake St Marys, nutrient-loading, pollution, runoff, stormwater, toxic waters Leave a comment
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Ohio farmers export tons of manure using federal dollars
Climate change could worsen Ohio’s blue-green algae problem, increase floods
| Shift in precipitation patterns caused by climate change could pose a unique threat to central Ohio, according to new research from the University of Dayton. Geology professor Shuang-Ye Wu’s investigation indicates that summers will become drier in Ohio’s Miami Valley but precipitation will increase in the spring, which could.. Read more Posted in Lake Chemistry, Lake Physics, Water Quality Also tagged agriculture, Algae, blue-green algae, climate change, nutrient-loading, Ohio, precipitation, rainfall, research, runoff, stormwater, weather Leave a comment
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EPA issues numeric nutrient water quality standards for Florida
| After months of contention with Florida political and business leaders, the Environmental Protection agency has issued its final numeric nutrient water quality standards for lakes, rivers, and streams in the state. It’s the first time the EPA has set numeric standards for a state, but because of the pushback from Florida officials,.. Read more Posted in Lake Biology, Lake Chemistry, Water Quality Also tagged Algae, blue-green algae, Clean Water Act, EPA, eutrophication, Florida, nitrogen, nutrient-loading, pollution, regulation Leave a comment
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Lake Tahoe analysis lays out timeline for climate change’s impacts
| Researchers at UC Davis have released a comprehensive forecast of how climate change might affect Lake Tahoe. The report includes some chilling predictions about how a warming planet could impact the lake over the next 90 years. Even the study’s “optimistic” scenario projects that: Average snowpack in the Tahoe Basin will decline.. Read more Posted in Lake Chemistry, Lake Physics Also tagged combined sewer overflows, Lake Tahoe, pollution, precipitation, research, temperature 1 Comment
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Iowa DNR begins restocking Carter Lake
| Live fish are once again swimming in southern Iowa’s Carter Lake, following a late-September fish kill intended to eliminate unwanted and harmful species. Iowa Department of Natural Resources staff dumped 150,000 1-2 inch bluegill and 1,500 4-5 inch largemouth bass into the lake yesterday afternoon. Nebraska Game and Parks officials.. Read more Posted in Lake Biology Also tagged Algae, carp, fish kill, fisheries, Iowa, nutrient-loading, restoration, rotenone Leave a comment
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