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Protecting Lake Lillinonah through Monitoring and Advocacy

Protecting Lake Lillinonah through Monitoring and Advocacy

Protecting Lake Lillinonah through Monitoring and Advocacy

Lake associations and individual researchers teaming up means more comprehensive and impactful monitoring programs. Lake Lillinonah in Connecticut has the benefit of being the subject of many researchers' work as well as being under the protection of Friends of the Lake (FOTL).Jen Klug, Professor of Biology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Fairfield University, is one of these researchers and works with FOTL to better understand what conditions threaten Lake Lillinonah—a mission shared by FOTL. Challenge: Nutrient Loading and High Production in Lake Lillinonah Lake Lillinonah is in particular need of protection due to excess nutrient loads leading to hypoxia and algal blooms. The goal behind monitoring the lake is to help provide the FOTL with water quality data to help support their advocacy.

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Combating Water Insecurity Through Real-Time Systems

Combating Water Insecurity Through Real-Time Systems

Combating Water Insecurity Through Real-Time Systems

In regions impacted by water insecurity, water quality monitoring can be foundational in improving water treatment and informing environmental regulations that protect source water. Helen Baulch, an associate professor at the School of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Saskatchewan, relies on real-time water quality monitoring systems in her work, focusing on making the region more water secure. Challenge: Worsening Water Quality and Water Insecurity While natural physical properties worsen some of the poor water quality conditions in the region, others are connected to land use. Most of Baulch's work has focused on Buffalo Pound Lake, a source water resource that supplies drinking water to two cities.High nutrient loads and organic carbon in Buffalo Pound Lake have deteriorated its water quality over time. Additionally, the lake is very shallow, so it stratifies periodically, which can influence its chemical and physical properties. The main concern for Baulch is cyanobacterial behavior in the lake, as well as the impacts of dissolved organic carbon on disinfectant byproducts.

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Conservation and Source Water Protection

Conservation and Source Water Protection

Conservation and Source Water Protection

The Thomas More University Biology Field Station is managed by a team of students, faculty, and staff who facilitate ongoing assessment and source water monitoring programs. Molly Williams is the Station Manager and spends her days overseeing various research projects, internships, and outreach initiatives alongside the station's Director, Chris Lorentz, PhD.The work of the Field Station is divided into four primary areas:Research:

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