Nitrogen and Phosphorus Pollution and Harmful Algal Blooms in Lakes
January 26, 2011
Ken Wagner, Water Resource Manager, Water Resources LLC
Russ Gibson, Nonpoint Source Program Manager, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency
Joe Piotrowski, Senior Advisor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Wetlands, Oceans and Watersheds
Join us for a webcast titled “Nitrogen and Phosphorus Pollution and Harmful Algal Blooms in Lakes.” This webcast will highlight an emerging issue of nutrient enrichment leading to harmful algal blooms in lakes. The webcast will explain the connection between nutrients and harmful algal blooms such as blue green algal blooms. These algal blooms are causing loss of recreational uses including fishing, swimming and in some cases are resulting in increasing costs for drinking water treatment. The webcast will provide an overview of the issue and will present case studies on Grand Lake St. Mary’s in Ohio and Lake Waco in Texas. This Webcast is a first in a series of Watershed Academy Webcasts on the important issue of nutrients and their impact on water resources.