the light is just peering in in these shafts and it’s really it’s kind of
shafts and it’s really it’s kind of
shafts and it’s really it’s kind of otherworldly just seeing these long
otherworldly just seeing these long
otherworldly just seeing these long strings of green algae but to light on
strings of green algae but to light on
strings of green algae but to light on them kind of dancing in the water when
them kind of dancing in the water when
them kind of dancing in the water when I’m sitting out on the water you did see
I’m sitting out on the water you did see
I’m sitting out on the water you did see a manatee swim up into Manitou Springs
a manatee swim up into Manitou Springs
a manatee swim up into Manitou Springs which seems very fitting and some
which seems very fitting and some
which seems very fitting and some manatees are working their way here but
manatees are working their way here but
manatees are working their way here but there’s nothing for them to eat
the campin here since I was 6 or 7 years
the campin here since I was 6 or 7 years old with my parents so have a real
old with my parents so have a real
old with my parents so have a real history with this place it’s always been
history with this place it’s always been
history with this place it’s always been one of my favorite caves why this stuff
one of my favorite caves why this stuff
one of my favorite caves why this stuff has happened over the past 20 years our
has happened over the past 20 years our
has happened over the past 20 years our Springs have declined in flow some are
Springs have declined in flow some are
Springs have declined in flow some are not as clear as they once were sub
not as clear as they once were sub
not as clear as they once were sub aquatic vegetation eel grass these sort
aquatic vegetation eel grass these sort
aquatic vegetation eel grass these sort of native type species have virtually
of native type species have virtually
of native type species have virtually disappeared in many of these springs and
disappeared in many of these springs and
disappeared in many of these springs and they’ve been taken over with this still
they’ve been taken over with this still
they’ve been taken over with this still a Memphis algae that’s pretty much
a Memphis algae that’s pretty much
a Memphis algae that’s pretty much everywhere in the basins of these
everywhere in the basins of these
everywhere in the basins of these Springs nowadays
this filamentous algae is it’s gooey
this filamentous algae is it’s gooey its glassy it’s not good to eat well
its glassy it’s not good to eat well
its glassy it’s not good to eat well mullet eat it and this says there’s one
mullet eat it and this says there’s one
mullet eat it and this says there’s one or two things snails eat it but
or two things snails eat it but
or two things snails eat it but something has happened to the water
something has happened to the water
something has happened to the water quality that’s killing the snails so the
quality that’s killing the snails so the
quality that’s killing the snails so the lack of the animals that graze the
lack of the animals that graze the
lack of the animals that graze the filamentous algae and the high nitrates
filamentous algae and the high nitrates
filamentous algae and the high nitrates that cause it to grow explosively are
that cause it to grow explosively are
that cause it to grow explosively are why the the imbalance is there
what’s on the radar these days is
what’s on the radar these days is nitrates and they come from fertilizer
nitrates and they come from fertilizer
nitrates and they come from fertilizer animal waste human waste our Springs the
animal waste human waste our Springs the
animal waste human waste our Springs the background levels are pretty much
background levels are pretty much
background levels are pretty much considered 0.10 is is a background level
considered 0.10 is is a background level
considered 0.10 is is a background level of nitrates and four years that’s what
of nitrates and four years that’s what
of nitrates and four years that’s what all this groundwater around here was as
all this groundwater around here was as
all this groundwater around here was as some of these large farms have come in
some of these large farms have come in
some of these large farms have come in any Springs basins these
any Springs basins these
any Springs basins these nitrate levels quickly started spiking
nitrate levels quickly started spiking
nitrate levels quickly started spiking up and point three five is the point
up and point three five is the point
up and point three five is the point that scientists consider spring water or
that scientists consider spring water or
that scientists consider spring water or groundwater to be impaired okay now the
groundwater to be impaired okay now the
groundwater to be impaired okay now the spring we’re going to be diving at today
spring we’re going to be diving at today
spring we’re going to be diving at today is 1.2 1.3 milligrams pretty much
is 1.2 1.3 milligrams pretty much
is 1.2 1.3 milligrams pretty much constantly so that’s several times what
constantly so that’s several times what
constantly so that’s several times what normal background in three or four times
normal background in three or four times
normal background in three or four times what’s considered impaired people come
what’s considered impaired people come
what’s considered impaired people come here and look at this you know we come
here and look at this you know we come
here and look at this you know we come here and we can cry because it’s changed
here and we can cry because it’s changed
here and we can cry because it’s changed so much it’s still beautiful with the
so much it’s still beautiful with the
so much it’s still beautiful with the clear blue water and the bright green
clear blue water and the bright green
clear blue water and the bright green algae it’s still a beautiful beautiful
algae it’s still a beautiful beautiful
algae it’s still a beautiful beautiful place to come
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