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Hot with scattered algae

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fljoe0 said:
Hot with scattered algae

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They are bringing in an algae eater machine.....

TREASURE COAST, Fl. (CBS12) — The algae that has taken over waterways along the Treasure Coast may have met it's match. There's a new machine that will process thousands of gallons of water in a new experimental solution.

How it works and how long it could take:

At a local marina, the algae is anywhere from 4 to 8 inches thick. One local company is now hoping a new technique will remove this algae - and they can then take their method to other parts of the Treasure Coast.

It's a thick, green sludge that is destroying wildlife -- and taking over businesses

"You smell the burning sensation," said Stephen Leighton from Ecosphere Technologies. "Its just horrific."

Now, at Casa Rio Boat and Motor Sales, one local company is taking action. Ecosphere Technologies has a plan -- and they are starting with a machine they say will eat away the algae that's taking over the waterways.

"We destroy very tough bacteria strands as well as algae level in various types of water so we'll be processing roughly approximately 4,000 gallons a minute in this area for the next few days."

It's a tough task, but Ecosphere Technologies is no stranger to environmental challenges. Today's demonstration is what they hope will restore the community.

"We're gonna eradicate it, we're gonna detail it out," said Corey McGuire, Director of Marketing. "This is a new day for Martin County and we're gonna move forward and get this squared away."

The company hopes to continue the process throughout the coming days - and have this marina cleared of the algae by the end of the weekend.
 
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Spideyman said:
They are bringing in an algae eater machine.....

TREASURE COAST, Fl. (CBS12) — The algae that has taken over waterways along the Treasure Coast may have met it's match. There's a new machine that will process thousands of gallons of water in a new experimental solution.

How it works and how long it could take:

At a local marina, the algae is anywhere from 4 to 8 inches thick. One local company is now hoping a new technique will remove this algae - and they can then take their method to other parts of the Treasure Coast.

It's a thick, green sludge that is destroying wildlife -- and taking over businesses

"You smell the burning sensation," said Stephen Leighton from Ecosphere Technologies. "Its just horrific."

Now, at Casa Rio Boat and Motor Sales, one local company is taking action. Ecosphere Technologies has a plan -- and they are starting with a machine they say will eat away the algae that's taking over the waterways.

"We destroy very tough bacteria strands as well as algae level in various types of water so we'll be processing roughly approximately 4,000 gallons a minute in this area for the next few days."

It's a tough task, but Ecosphere Technologies is no stranger to environmental challenges. Today's demonstration is what they hope will restore the community.

"We're gonna eradicate it, we're gonna detail it out," said Corey McGuire, Director of Marketing. "This is a new day for Martin County and we're gonna move forward and get this squared away."

The company hopes to continue the process throughout the coming days - and have this marina cleared of the algae by the end of the weekend.
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Be a lot easier if they wouldn't dump Lake Okeechobee water into the river in the first place.
 
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Spideyman said:
They are bringing in an algae eater machine.....

TREASURE COAST, Fl. (CBS12) — The algae that has taken over waterways along the Treasure Coast may have met it's match. There's a new machine that will process thousands of gallons of water in a new experimental solution.

How it works and how long it could take:

At a local marina, the algae is anywhere from 4 to 8 inches thick. One local company is now hoping a new technique will remove this algae - and they can then take their method to other parts of the Treasure Coast.

It's a thick, green sludge that is destroying wildlife -- and taking over businesses

"You smell the burning sensation," said Stephen Leighton from Ecosphere Technologies. "Its just horrific."

Now, at Casa Rio Boat and Motor Sales, one local company is taking action. Ecosphere Technologies has a plan -- and they are starting with a machine they say will eat away the algae that's taking over the waterways.

"We destroy very tough bacteria strands as well as algae level in various types of water so we'll be processing roughly approximately 4,000 gallons a minute in this area for the next few days."

It's a tough task, but Ecosphere Technologies is no stranger to environmental challenges. Today's demonstration is what they hope will restore the community.

"We're gonna eradicate it, we're gonna detail it out," said Corey McGuire, Director of Marketing. "This is a new day for Martin County and we're gonna move forward and get this squared away."

The company hopes to continue the process throughout the coming days - and have this marina cleared of the algae by the end of the weekend.
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;-D Almost! It is only going to be 70 today. Nice to have the windows open, there is a Wyoming breeze blowing (read: windy) so the fresh air is nice in the house today.
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I tried to post a link about a story that said Wyoming, Idaho and Montana all got a little snow over the weekend, but for some reason the link wouldn't paste in. Glad it's not that cold where you are, CAT...:smile:
 
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I tried to post a link about a story that said Wyoming, Idaho and Montana all got a little snow over the weekend, but for some reason the link wouldn't paste in. Glad it's not that cold where you are, CAT...:smile:
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It was snowing up where we go camping! Saw it on the radar. That is ok, though. Red flag warnings and fire bans all over up here, so any moisture is welcome right now. Getting a lot of lightning, which has started a lot of fires, but no rain.
 
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