Cardinal View: The time is now to address water quality in Wisconsin

Those lucky enough to stay in Madison in recent summers may have noticed a peculiar sight in Lake Mendota, our campus’s most famous natural attraction. The recreational hotbed has become susceptible to large amounts of green algae during summer months. While the sprawling algae blooms are not the result of human activity directly on the lake, the phenomenon has prevented people from enjoying Lake Mendota’s full potential. More seriously than a decrease in summer activity, though, the algae represent a health risk to both human lake-goers as well as the animals and organisms who call Mendota home...

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Ken Notes: I have to agree here. We at the very least need to explore options for improving the water quality in the two lakes. The Twin cities adopted a successful programs and the issues seem similar. Maybe we should take a road trip over there and ask them what they did and how well it worked. Also thanks to The Daily Cardinal for talking about this!