Can blue-green algae blooms be treated?
• The Bureau of Invasive Plant Management does not favor, and does not issue permits for, the application of algaecides to treat blue-green algal blooms in surface waters of the state. Such treatments are generally not very effective and would need to be repeated frequently, potentially resulting in unacceptable levels of algaecide in surface water bodies. • Surface water bodies used as drinking water reservoirs may be treated on occasion by water treatment plants in some counties. These treatments are exempt from permit requirements related to the application of algaecides in surface waters of the state.
• No. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission does not recommend treatment because it may release the toxins. • The Bureau of Invasive Plant Management does not favor, and does not issue permits for, the application of algaecides to treat blue-green algal blooms in surface waters of the state. Such treatments are generally not very effective and would need to be repeated frequently, potentially resulting in unacceptable levels of algaecide in surface water bodies. • Surface water bodies used as drinking water reservoirs may be treated on occasion by water treatment plants in some counties. These treatments are exempt from permit requirements related to the application of algaecides in surface waters of the state.
