As long as you take care of your tank, it will not overgrow. Green water: Also known as an algae bloom, it turns your water the color green because it suspends in water instead of growing on surfaces.

Lake Norman is looking more colorful these days. Bright green, deep red and milky blue algae is blooming in northern parts of ...

Bloom is different from other algae because it’s suspended algae. It doesn’t grow on surfaces such as plants and glass – it grows on particles in the water, so you can’t just wipe it off.

((pulling up to the lahontan reservoir you’ll see what seems to be a pristine, blue body of water in silver springs.But a ...

Harmful blooms of blue-green algae, ... if you stay out of the water. If you get splashed with algae-infected water, ... septic tanks are a major source of nutrient pollution in bays and ponds.

All across the state, wherever you find the algae blooms you find "a lot of old (tanks) that were installed back in the '60s," he said. Experts say septic tanks more than 30 years old are more ...

Warnings about a potentially toxic algae bloom in Nicola Lake came a day too late for one woman who says her seven-month-old ...

While its not a new issue, David Laird, who represents Area “M” (Beautiful Nicola Valley – North) of the TNRD, told CFJC ...

But he became even more committed after a 2014 bloom that led to a temporary shutoff of drinking water for more than 400,000 people in Toledo and southern Michigan. “Once that happened, it got ...

So, not only is the nitrogen helping fuel blooms, but it's also helping the type of blue-green algae that releases toxins into the water. Nitrate levels have risen in much of the Everglades system ...