We’re supposed to be concerned about — or at least interested in — the water quality in our rivers. But if you’re looking for up-to-date summaries on the Willamette from the Oregon DEQ, you’re out of luck.
The Willamette: Why a ‘minus’?
Written December 9th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
On a bike ride Wednesday to celebrate the temporary absence of rain, I stopped at Albany’s Bowman Park to take a quick look at the Willamette River. It reminded me that a few days ago, the river got a B-minus on some report card. Why not an A or at least a plain B?
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Tags: DEQ, Meyer Memorial Trust, River report card, water quality, Willamette River
Tags: DEQ, Meyer Memorial Trust, River report card, water quality, Willamette River
“Toxics” in the water: What to do?
Written April 28th, 2015 by Hasso Hering
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality has released the results of a seven-year study of “toxic chemicals” in the state’s waterways. Too bad the report is not as useful as one would wish.
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Unsightly algae? Nature took care of it
It was just a month ago that Waverly Lake in Albany was covered — much of it anyway — with thick mats of algae or maybe something else like duckweed. On Wednesday, Oct. 13, almost all of that unsightly growth had disappeared.
Tags: Albany parks, algae blooms, water quality, Waverly Lake