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Water director updates council on lake recovery and standing by for possible algaecide treatment
Summary
City water staff reported Lake Bloomington is flowing over the spillway, Lake Evergreen is near normal, and Illinois EPA advised the city is on the backside of a harmful algal bloom (HAB) event. Staff described prior treatments, monitoring results and a contingency resolution to authorize additional treatment if needed.
The Bloomington Water Director, Ed Andrews, updated the City Council on lake levels, water-quality monitoring, and a potential contingency treatment to address a recent harmful algal bloom (HAB) event. Andrews reported Lake Bloomington is flowing over the spillway and Lake Evergreen is slightly below normal pool; he said finished-water microcystin levels have been low and the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) characterizes the system as being “on the backside” of the event.
Andrews told council the utility began a…
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