Is it just me, or is there a new "weed"?

[madrasahs]

Originally Posted by KTO

All summer, I've noticed globs of green floating in the water, at all depths...Has it always been there? I think I've seen it before, but this year seems one hundred times worse!

I can only tell you that it hasn't always been here. It "first appeared" here in the early 80s, when I rented at the same location after an absense.

Questions for "shore things":

Do the NH lakes that remain "Class A" (directly-drinkable) have such filamentous algae-blooms?

Is shoreline erosion a factor in encouraging filamentous algae?

What restrictions would it take to return Lake Winnipesaukee to "Class A", (other than retiring the "Class A" label).

Would such restrictions discourage exotic milfoil as well?

(Anybody):

Can the folks who have "infiltration wells" detect an algae-produced color/taste change from April to September? (If drawn directly in late summer, it's been green -- and algae-scented).

[KTO]

Sorry, wasn't around in 1980! As far as I see it, it's been around forever!