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Category: Lake Water Quality

Posted on 21/06/202222/06/2022

Algae and Drinking Water Lakes

Check out this one minute silent video:”Lakes and Algae Awareness”

It packages essential messages about algae for drinking water lake users and summer lake recreation enthusiasts.

A reminder about the content developed at SSIWPA for World Water Day.

More in depth: AlgaeWatch BC

Information about Algae and Lakes

Posted on 09/03/202213/03/2022

Click the image above for full infographic to open in a new window. The infographic depicts the main factors influencing algae and cyanobacteria that grow naturally in lake ecosystems. It …

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Healthy Streams, Healthy Lakes

Posted on 09/03/202215/03/2022

What is a watershed? Map of SSI Watersheds Everyone lives in a watershed – an area of land that drains all streams and rainfall to a common outlet. Some watersheds …

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Lake Water for Drinking: Treatment

Posted on 09/03/202209/03/2022

This article is directed to those who have a licence to withdraw and treat lake water or other surface water for potable use (streams, ponds).  If you have a private …

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Lakes and Algae Blooms

Posted on 08/03/202201/06/2022

What are cyanobacteria, algae and cyanotoxins?  Learn about cyanobacteria, algae and potential toxins in lake water, here. Algae and cyanobacteria are important team players in lake ecosystems – fueling crustaceans, …

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Does my water treatment remove cyanotoxins?

Posted on 05/03/202218/03/2022

  Reference click here (Table 3)

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Meeting for St. Mary Lake Water License-holders

Posted on 15/09/202115/09/2021

Please be invited to come to an online virtual meeting about water conservation in St. Mary Lake, Salt Spring Island, BC. The meeting is intended for license-holders who actively withdraw …

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Where do I get lake water quality information?

Posted on 19/05/202126/05/2021

This post contains information about recreational water quality and drinking water quality. For the Guidelines to Canadian Drinking Water Quality, summary table, please click here to become familiar with the …

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