GREEN ALGAE on Conneaut Township Park beach, and other county beaches, doesn't present any danger to swimmers or sun bathers. WARREN DILLAWAY / The Star Beacon
Invasion of the green muck
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"We seem to get it between the middle of June to the first of August," he said.
People arent at risk, but the algae do pose headaches for treatment plants. Lake Erie algae can add an unpleasant taste to the water, experts said.
Activated carbon, a powder, routinely is added to the treatment process when algae appear, said Dingledine. "It helps absorb (the contaminates)," he said.
Ohio American also relies on less-sophisticated methods to gauge the quality of its product when algae sprout: Workers regularly sniff and taste the water, Dingledine said.
Technicians try to intercept algae before they enter the plant, he said.
"If it gets in the system, it can cause a terrible nuisance," Dingledine said. "We try to catch it when it first comes in."
Dealing with algae is like the regions heavy snowfall: Its something people should expect from living along a Great Lake, officials said.
"It happens every time this year," Runnion said.
Dingledine agrees. "It always comes and goes," he said.
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