South Florida water managers have turned to an Ocala company to help them deal with the huge problem of phosphorus pollution near Lake Okeechobee. The company, HydroMentia Inc., believes it has a cheaper, more effective way to remove phosphorus and nitrogen... View Article
Thursday’s environmental celebration had it all: A 3.6-acre pool filled with manure-laden runoff. Huge sheets of mesh-covered plastic designed to house pollution-munching algae. A throng of state environmental and farming leaders, pledging that this time they will rescue Lake Okeechobee... View Article
Construction is well under way on the Taylor Creek Algal Turf Scrubber® (ATS) nutrient recovery facility in Okeechobee County. Two years of successful pilot investigation of the ATS technology in the Lake Okeechobee watershed provided the basis for this project,... View Article
The Suwannee River, with its headwaters in the Okefenokee Swamp in south-central Georgia, continues for approximately 235 miles (378.1 km) to empty into the Gulf of Mexico on the northwestern coast (Big Bend area) of Florida. Though less than 50%... View Article
Vero Beach, Florida (January 2006) – HydroMentia, Inc. has been awarded a contract to design an Algal Turf Scrubber® for Indian River County’s Egret Marsh Regional Stormwater Management Facility. The Algal Turf Scrubber® technology uses algae to remove excess nitrogen... View Article