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Freshwaterways board starts neighborhood monitoring plan, will distribute toxic-algae test kits
Summary
At a June 13 special meeting in Ocean Shores, the Freshwaterways Advisory Board approved assignments for members to monitor canals and lakes and will distribute toxic-algae sampling kits to residents, with county lab shipping requested for Wednesday testing windows.
The Freshwaterways Advisory Board voted on June 13 to assign board members to monitor specific canals and lake areas and to begin distributing toxic-algae sampling kits for citizen-collected tests.
Board member Becky Fast, who led the discussion on monitoring, said the group will mirror the parks board assignment model but adapted for waterways. "We obviously, you guys all know how many canals, and lake area that we have, so it could be a little bit overwhelming," Fast said, urging members to review a map and agree assignments at a later meeting.
Fast emphasized citizen sampling and photo reporting as…
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