Algae in the south lake area

Carl may be right about using the barge for algae control, but I'm not sure that with hydrilla being a problem again you can do large scale weed cutting without causing even more problems. The weeds seem like a bearable problem as you can use herbicides to make channels into harbors, the algae really does affect people so they should try to do something about that, though it's not like you can just do it once as it seems to come back pretty quickly.

And the County asks why businesses are falling. Economy yes, true. But the lake is becoming unbearable. All I see in the forums on boating, Clear Lake, nasty lake full of algae and weeds and dead fish. We need action to save our lake. I am all for to help on it. The weeds have spread over a mile out now past Lakeport. Every year they have grown further out. And forget on getting a permit to spray the weeds. The county has denied a bunch of people. Kinda strange how pestmaster got a monopoly on that.

The fish are alive and well. That's why it's the No. 2-ranked lake in country for bass.

Tad wrote:

The fish are alive and well. That's why it's the No. 2-ranked lake in country for bass.

Dead fish was used in the boat forums, not by me. I was born and raised here in Lake County and have lived by the the shoreline of Clear Lake since 1990. There will always be a few dead fish floating, part of nature. The bad part of it is that the dead fish get stuck in the weeds next to a place and cause a stink for a few weeks. And tell the bass guys to quit leaving their tangled lines in the weeds too, another thing for boat props to snag.

Tad wrote:

The fish are alive and well. That's why it's the No. 2-ranked lake in country for bass.

The fish are NOT "alive and well". Read the govt publications that explain how the fish are contaminated with heavy metal poisoning because the lake is polluted with mercury. No wonder there are so many frybrains in LC. It's not just the meth, booze and inbreeding. Bass tourneys are a major source of income so the residents lie about the mercury issue so as not to interfere with the tourism bucks.

So don't eat the fish. Tournaments are catch and release you dimwit. No one eats a lot of fish out of Clear Lake to start with. The bass tourneys are lining up to secure weekends on Clear Lake.

We have all seen how the basstard's tanks actually kill the bass and then they try to give the shlt to some unsuspecting dupe. It's not just eating the fish, it's the contaminated drinking water and you sure don't want to swim or bathe in the sewage cesspool lake.

You obviously don't know much about fishing, aerated livewells, fishermen, mercury or anything in the scientific realm.

Tad wrote:

You obviously don't know much about fishing, aerated livewells, fishermen, mercury or anything in the scientific realm.

Stop talking to it(corncobb) It only encourages it more. Best practice to keep it from spewing stupidity, filth, and idiotic behavior is to ignore it even exists. Just advice...since discussion with it is pointless.

Philip Murphy wrote:

Carl may be right about using the barge for algae control, but I'm not sure that with hydrilla being a problem again you can do large scale weed cutting without causing even more problems. The weeds seem like a bearable problem as you can use herbicides to make channels into harbors, the algae really does affect people so they should try to do something about that, though it's not like you can just do it once as it seems to come back pretty quickly.

What makes herbicides in our water better in any regard?
When i attended my job interview for the hydrilla eradication job, they told me that the stuff would give me retarded children or i may break out in a cancer similar to the kind Dennis Akin died of. Stemming of which was his exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam.
Oh but you probably knew about that already Didn't you oh great Oracle Of Kelseyville?

Clint Fitzgerald wrote:

<quoted text> When i attended my job interview for the hydrilla eradication job, they told me that the stuff would give me retarded children or i may break out in a cancer similar to the kind Dennis Akin died of. Stemming of which was his exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam.

Did CDFA really say that?

EPA wrote:

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Did CDFA really say that?

not specifically. but generally yes.

There was someone with a barge not too long ago that had a weed collecting mechanism on the front. They were taking the loads to a dump truck south of Lakeport Every pass he did in front of Lakeport was clearing good paths. Last I heard he got kicked off the lake for not giving the County money in his venture.

norcal73 wrote:

There was someone with a barge not too long ago that had a weed collecting mechanism on the front. They were taking the loads to a dump truck south of Lakeport Every pass he did in front of Lakeport was clearing good paths. Last I heard he got kicked off the lake for not giving the County money in his venture.

You could always pay him instead. I mean we all know the city/county has oodles of extra money to throw around these days.

Clint Fitzgerald wrote:

<quoted text>not specifically. but generally yes.

That would be if you were handling/applying the chemical full strength. If you follow safe handling procedures you would be at risk of nothing. And the chemical is dosed at such low dosages (if applied properly) there is minute impact to fish and wildlife, or it would not be approved for use in the lake.

Nev Cty Res in LCty wrote:

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That would be if you were handling/applying the chemical full strength. If you follow safe handling procedures you would be at risk of nothing. And the chemical is dosed at such low dosages (if applied properly) there is minute impact to fish and wildlife, or it would not be approved for use in the lake.

I havent been trained on what strength is used but i do know of the toxicity. Did they use Agent Orange at full strength? What if i get a cut thru my gloves and get it in my wound? What if the wind shifts and i inhale the mist? Accidents can happen and yes there are safeguards which are mandatory which would prevent that. But that is just Herbicide. DDT and DDD were also approved by a similar department. They even threw a "Burning of the Gnat" party in Library Park back in 53'.
O' to the Ph.D's and Biologists who knew how to party. But Not to cap on them, China and India still sell the stuff and production is on the rise.

Clint Fitzgerald wrote:

<quoted text>I havent been trained on what strength is used but i do know of the toxicity. Did they use Agent Orange at full strength? What if i get a cut thru my gloves and get it in my wound? What if the wind shifts and i inhale the mist? Accidents can happen and yes there are safeguards which are mandatory which would prevent that. But that is just Herbicide. DDT and DDD were also approved by a similar department. They even threw a "Burning of the Gnat" party in Library Park back in 53'.
O' to the Ph.D's and Biologists who knew how to party. But Not to cap on them, China and India still sell the stuff and production is on the rise.

I have no idea what you are talking about. It is not "agent orange","DDT", or "DDD"(whatever that is)? It is generally copper sulphate.(CuSO4) Look it up! I don't know what kind of "training you received" Copper Sulphate is the most common treatment for algae control "world-wide".

Nev Cty Res in LCty wrote:

<quoted text> I have no idea what you are talking about. It is not "agent orange","DDT", or "DDD"(whatever that is)? It is generally copper sulphate.(CuSO4) Look it up! I don't know what kind of "training you received" Copper Sulphate is the most common treatment for algae control "world-wide".

You are correct. I changed the subject in my previous post. Copper sulphate has its own merits and down falls. I do understand we live in a toxic environment and every time i swim in the ocean i am likely subjecting myself to substantially worse things than are in the lake.
I am sorry if i stepped on your Ph.D.

(Why do I do this?)

I have patents pending on a process that could take all this algae and convert it to motor fuel that has a 100 Octane rating, but only 1/14th the volatility of gasoline, hence is much safer in a crash. Many of the people who die in car accidents burn to death having otherwise suffered non-fatal injuries, but would be saved with my fuel. You can read all about this at http://fuelfarm.i8.com and I can be sure Phil Murphy will poo-poo it, but Phil was not a Chem major, as was I, in college. His degree is in Hate Adrian Studies.

Have fun, fans....

There is a Lake County resident who has been fighting, over the last 15 years, to dredge the lake down 12 feet. That would take care of the hydrilla at its roots and lower the lake temperature a few degrees that would help slow down the algae growth. How much to do all of this? NOTHING! The dredging soils would be processed, bagged and sold to cover all expenses incurred. It is your local government and others who have opposed for their own attempt at financial gain(s). The group that wants to do this is "Friends of The Lake". Support them and watch your boating recreation improve. By the way, the dredging would also deal with the mercury problem too. Listen to the wind.