The alum treatment is officially underway! HAB’s crew used the Spring Lake Public Access as a staging area for the barge and storage tanks on Monday, October 21st, and officially started treating Spring Lake with aluminum sulfate yesterday, October 22nd.
Here’s the barge that HAB will use to apply alum to Spring Lake:
The 5,000 gallon tanker trucks will make regular deliveries to these large storage tanks at the Spring Lake Public Access:
The treatment is expected to last between 10-14 days, so if all goes according to plan, the treatment should wrap up around November 1st. Check back for more updates!