Algae blooms and cyanobacteria have become state and nationwide problems. In the Bay Area, water managers were beginning to wonder if the extreme drought conditions of recent years had pushed the p…
Still, water quality managers recognize that weather is only a temporary solution. Next year could be another wet winter, or the start of a 10-year drought.For freshwater lakes like Lake Anza and Lake Temescal, problems with high water temperatures and nutrients are exacerbated by sediment build-up. When Lake Temescal opened to the public in the 1930s, it was 80 feet deep. Now its deepest point is only 16 feet below the surface.
In the bay, stormy weather stirs up sediment that makes it harder for algae to photosynthesize. According to the states’ harmful algal bloom report map, there are currently no incidents in the region. Instead, state and regional partners have worked to identify mitigation measures, and they’ve targeted nutrient levels as a primary area in which they can have an impact.
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