Salt Spring Island Watershed Protection Alliance
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
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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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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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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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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Reference click here (Table 3)
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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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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 …
Continue reading “Where do I get lake water quality information?”
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