Blooms are appearing on bodies of water earlier than usual this year.
The first were detected at the Turtle Creek reservoir in mid-August.
The City is taking proactive steps to reduce cyanobacteria at the water treatment facility.
It is spending over $280 000 to install a temporary activated carbon feed system while awaiting the completion of a more permanent one.
Back in April of 2025, the City Council approved the construction of a water treatment plant expansion to facilitate new ozone and powdered activated carbon (PAC) chemical feed systems and
associated appurtenances to mitigate against cyanobacteria and the toxins they are capable of producing. This construction in now well underway, with the activated carbon system expected
to be operational by late fall and the ozone system by early spring of 2026.
The city says the temporary system is being done just as a precautionary measure.
