The Lakes are Clear

This article was printed in the Gilbert section of the AZ Republic last week, and then was reprinted today. It gives the all-clear for golden algae in the lake at the Riparian Preserve:

The water is clear now, but state game officials are slow to declare victory over the algae that killed nearly 1,000 fish in a Gilbert lake last spring.

Water tests at Water Ranch also have turned up no signs of Prymnesium parvum, or golden alga, said Kenny Martin, the town's parks superintendent.

Keeping it algae-free is going to take some planning and effort.

Read the whole article to get the facts on the process and the fish-stocking. We are happy that they have it under control. Keeping a lake ecologically balanced takes work.

Our lake at Town Center escaped with no algae problem, and The Water Expert continues to monitor it closely. Here is a picture to remind us of its beauty; this is not a recent photo, but it looks similar now that the rye is green: