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LakeLover · 06-07-2004, 03:58 PM

We are on Winnisquam and definitely spotted algae blooms last summer. What a disappointment.

The Shorleand Protection Act is there to protect our waterways, but at the same time, protect our properties. Law or no law, why use fertilizer and jeopardize your lake quality, and your property values as well? When the lake is polluted or has no life left, who will want to own waterfront property? Not at the prices that are out there now!
And I'll never understand going to the lake to get away from it all, but then fertilize, and mow, mow, mow.... What ever happened to Natural Beauty?

Caruso · 06-08-2004, 08:06 AM

Algae blooms can be caused by a number of things. I do not think you can generalize and say it is the direct result of someone fertilizing his or her lawn. You may not remember but 20 years ago when most toilets flushed directly into the ground, or the lake, algae blooms were a common thing. Just a couple of years ago when the air temperature was very hot and the water temperature was unusually high we had an algae bloom. It was the first and last one I have seen in the 10 years that I have owned property on Winni.

06-07-2004, 03:58 PM	#1
LakeLover Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 3 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Lawns, lawns and more lawns We are on Winnisquam and definitely spotted algae blooms last summer. What a disappointment. The Shorleand Protection Act is there to protect our waterways, but at the same time, protect our properties. Law or no law, why use fertilizer and jeopardize your lake quality, and your property values as well? When the lake is polluted or has no life left, who will want to own waterfront property? Not at the prices that are out there now! And I'll never understand going to the lake to get away from it all, but then fertilize, and mow, mow, mow.... What ever happened to Natural Beauty?

06-08-2004, 08:06 AM	#2
Caruso Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Algae Blooms Algae blooms can be caused by a number of things. I do not think you can generalize and say it is the direct result of someone fertilizing his or her lawn. You may not remember but 20 years ago when most toilets flushed directly into the ground, or the lake, algae blooms were a common thing. Just a couple of years ago when the air temperature was very hot and the water temperature was unusually high we had an algae bloom. It was the first and last one I have seen in the 10 years that I have owned property on Winni.