From his balcony, Art Femister snapped this photo of alum being applied in the East Bay.
Alum binds with phosphorus in the lake water, drops the nutrient to the lake bottom, and thereby reduces algae growth in the lake. Canyon Lake water mostly comes from stormwater runoff from the upper watershed each year that has high levels of nutrients that hurt water quality and threaten aquatic life.
In order to comply with water quality regulations enforced by the state, through the local Santa Ana Regional Water Quality Control Board, the Lake Elsinore & Canyon Lake Nutrient Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) Task Force, a coalition of cities, the county, and several other organizations led by LESJWA, provides funding to continue alum water treatments in Canyon Lake.
Canyon Lake in Pictures is a regular feature that offers residents the opportunity to share their photos of Canyon Lake with our readers. To submit a photo for publication consideration, email your photo as a .jpg file to [email protected]. Include the full name of the photographer and a brief description of the photo.
