Mats of harmful macro algae rot along Castaway Point, Palm Bay. The algae, which smothered the seagrass meadows throughout the Indian River Lagoon, grows exponentially, especially when fed with raw or partially treated sewage. Sewage on the Move Heavy rains mobilize wastewater to the Indian River Lagoon In August 2019, Florida’s rainy season [...]
Know Your Sewage Treatment? Centralized municipal wastewater (sewer) treatment versus Onsite Sewage Disposal Systems (OSDS, septic tanks) After we flush our toilets, most of us don’t want to think too much about how the wastewater from our homes is treated. The 100 gallons of human wastewater we each produce every day is generally not important [...]
Coastal Ecosystems Subject to Lag Time In Florida there is a current sense of relief – 2019’s Harmful Algal Blooms may not be as bad as 2014, 2017, or 2018. And the state just approved a record setting expenditure on habitat restoration and water pollution reduction. So when will the local waterways heal themselves? Before [...]
