As you have either noticed or guessed, the paddle boats that used to be available for rent on Waverly Lake in summers past are not out there now.
The planned operation to clean Waverly Lake of unsightly green growth has been delayed and likely won’t start until August. That’s the message from Albany officials on the city website and on social media.
The growth of aquatic plants in Waverly Lake is getting an early start this spring. An effort to prevent vegetation from covering most of the lake will be made this summer.
The Albany Parks Department hopes to hire a company to keep Waverly Lake clear of unsightly algae and weed growth this summer.
The construction you see near Waverly Lake is part of a big sewer project intended to serve the growing part of Albany on the east side of Interstate 5.
There now is a chance of preventing algae from building up in Waverly Lake next year the way they did this year and in summers past.
Waverly Lake: Most of the algae mess gone
The surface of Albany’s Waverly Lake appeared vastly improved on Thursday, one day after a couple of weed and algae harvesting machines started churning through the water.
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