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Bloomington council authorizes $215,000 lake treatment after microcystin detects
Summary
The City Council approved a contract to treat algal growth in city reservoirs after weekly testing detected microcystin in finished water; staff said the treatment aims to reduce health risk and taste-and-odor problems while monitoring by Illinois EPA continues.
The Bloomington City Council on March 24 approved a resolution authorizing a contract to treat planktonic algae in the city’s reservoirs after periodic testing detected microcystin in finished water.
City water staff said the work is intended to reduce cyanotoxin levels, limit taste-and-odor complaints, and prevent a public-health exceedance while the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) continues directed monitoring. The council approved the agreement to hire NorthWater Consulting and aquatic controls partners for an estimated $215,000; the vote was moved by Council Member Ward and seconded by Council Member Hendricks and passed by the council.
Bloomington Water Director Ed Andrews told the council the city has been monitoring microcystin weekly with IEPA’s lab in Springfield and that the first finished-water detect occurred in early…
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