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SEPTEMBER 18, 2015
A tanker truck filled with liquid alum fills the Aquatechnex boat at the
Main Launch Ramp. Residents can follow the progress of the alum application boats at www. canyonlakealum. wordpress.com.
Fifth alum treatment scheduled to begin Monday
Canyon Lake is about to receive its fifth and final alum treatment in the ini- tial program of treatments planned over the past two-and-a-half years. Despite recent rain runoff and the prediction of rain next week, Mark Norton, adminis- trator of the Lake Elsinore & San Jacinto Watersheds Authority (LESJWA), says the the treatment is still scheduled to be- gin September 21.
If water officials determine conditions aren’t optimum for spraying the liquid alum in the Main Lake and East Bay, the treatment could be delayed. Residents can follow the schedule and see where the Aquatechnex boats disperse the alum each day at www.canyonlakealum. wordpress.com. It is expected the City and POA websites will have a link to this site during the application process.
As the Aquatechnix boat completes each cove, the applicator will update the blog. Norton explained at the last POA Board meeting that the application is mapped via GPS so no parts of the wa- terways are overlooked. He says if it ap- pears the Aquatchnix boat hasn’t gone all the way into the farthest reaches of a cove, it’s because the cloud of liquid
alum is able to spread into the cove. Following the fifth alum treatment, a preliminary report will be compiled to suggest next steps in improving conditions in Canyon Lake. The Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Task Force says that, while algae cannot be entirely eliminated, the alum applications have been proven effective and possible future alum treat-
ments will likely be suggested.”
Mark Norton summarizes how the
alum treatments work by saying, “His- torically, Canyon Lake has been known to suffer from algae blooms. Because of nitrogen and phosphorus that enters the lake through water runoff, the lake suf- fers from an excess amount of nutrients. These nutrients encourage algae growth. When the alum is added to the lake, it immediately binds to the phosphorus, which reduces the opportunity for algae growth.”
In order to comply with water qual- ity regulations enforced by the State through the local Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board, the TMDL Task Force has been using a state-funded grant to continue alum water treatments in Canyon Lake.
The Task Force evaluated several op- tions during the CEQA process and de-
termined that alum application provides the best option as a step to effectively treat the entire lake in a timely manner with minimal impact to Canyon Lake residents.
Funding for the alum applications has been provided by a state grant and by the TMDL Task Force, which consists of cities, the County of Riverside, ag- riculture and dairy coalitions and other organizations in the San Jacinto River watershed.
Implementation of the alum project is being coordinated by the City of Canyon Lake, the Elsinore Valley Municipal Wa- ter District, LESJWA, the TMDL Task Force and the Canyon Lake Property Owners Association.
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