Not everyone is happy about the recent dry weather, but there are some positives to the lack of rain at Grand Lake St. Marys. Officials say the dry spell is helping to control lake algae levels.
Grand Lake Restoration Commission Manager Milt Miller says the dry weather is bittersweet. On one hand, less phosphorous run off means less blooms, but the man made lake is now down seven and a half inches below normal pools.
Less algae is a good sign for people attending the Celina Lake Festival and participating in water activities. Miller says they've had a positive year in terms of water quality. They just finished the Coldwater Creek treatment train, to help restore lake quality, but they need water for the wetland vegetation to grow, so they haven't been able to utilize the facility.
Miller says they hope to have a treatment train on every tributary, and they already have plans in the works for the Fall.
