Tag Archives: Marion Dunn Pond alum application

Using Restoration to Create Resilient Systems

Posted on January 17, 2014 by Steve Glass

Right now there is an important role for restoration ecologists and restoration planners to play on the teams of experts, engineers, and officials that are charting a vision for the future of the Lake Wingra Watershed.  Restoration ecologists need to … Continue reading →

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Madison Engineering Division Considering Additional Sites for Aluminum Sulfate Application

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Steve Glass

Watershed planners are recommending that either the Odana Golf Course Pond or the Secret Pond storm water pond in the UW-Madison Arboretum be considered as potential sites for the addition of alum to capture phosphorous in storm water runoff.  This … Continue reading →

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Rainy Morning Scenes Around the Watershed

Posted on October 31, 2013 by Steve Glass
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Update on Alum Application to Arboretum’s Marion Dunn Pond

Posted on June 19, 2013 by Steve Glass

As you recall this blog has reported on the proposal from City of Madison Engineering Division to add aluminum sulfate (alum) to the Arboretum’s Marion Dunn storm water pond on Monroe Street.   Now, we have learned that the City has … Continue reading →

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An Alternate (Global) View of Phosphorus (P)

Posted on March 15, 2013 by Steve Glass

Limited Global Supply Spurs Research to Conserve and Reuse Vital Nutrient While Some Seek To Bury (P) In Pond Bottoms Others Strive to Salvage It. Without phosphorus there would be no life.  It is critical from the cell membrane level … Continue reading →

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Aldo Leopold and the Lake Wingra Watershed

Posted on March 6, 2013 by Steve Glass

Aldo Leopold knew the Lake Wingra Watershed like the back of his hand.   One wonders what he would say about its condition today? Leopold lived just outside the Lake Wingra Watershed boundary on Van Hise Avenue near West High School … Continue reading →

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Update: Planning Documents for Alum Application Trial

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Steve Glass

As you recall from yesterday’s post, “Alum Application Trial Public Info Meeting Scheduled”, we requested the trial’s plan and supporting information that will be presented at the meeting on Thursday March 7, 2013.   The plan and other public documents were … Continue reading →

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