BOOTHBAY REGISTER • August 13, 2023
The Boothbay Region Clean Drinking Water Initiative is a collaboration of organizations working to protect the quality of our drinking water. This summer, Bigelow Laboratory is leading efforts to assess potentially harmful cyanobacteria in our drinking water supplies before it becomes a problem. Nutrients are essential for the growth and health of all organisms. But when too many nutrients run off the land into lakes and coastal waters, populations of algae and cyanobacteria may grow out of control, blooming into a slick mess that can restrict recreation and starve fish of oxygen.