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The City of Cape Coral is working to get ahead of the water crisis. The city is looking into adding “bubble curtains” to stop blue-green algae from entering canals or recreating the disaster from 2018. The Mayor of Cape Coral says that the city’s pilot program in 2018 worked so well that it’s in everyone’s […]
Cape Coral plans to reactivate bubble curtain tech to fight blue-green algae
Published: May 20, 2021 5:18 PM EDT
Updated: May 20, 2021 6:00 PM EDT
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Cape Coral first used a method called a bubble curtain during the 2018 crisis.
Peter Formica’s new normal includes checking the canal near his Cape Coral home every day.
“I am forever watching it because the minute I see some green I’m going to be on the phone,” Formica said.
The first sign of green, Formica fears, will lead to thick gunk, blue-green algae.
“You could walk across the water, the way it looked. It burned your eyes and made your throat scratchy,” Formica said.