"Floating booms to prevent blue-green algal scums and other floating debris from fouling Madison area swimming beaches: a pilot test" Final evaluation of Madison area deflector booms on algae, includes photos and diagrams

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Dane County is investigating the utility of beach booms to improve water quality for swimmers at area beaches. The booms are intended to divert floating planktonic algae scums from the beach areas being tested. Since they received the initial grant ((SPL-226-10, \201CAlgae Boom Study \2013 Dane County\201D), the scope of this project has expanded, advancing the knowledge even further than originally intended, and they are working with many more partners. In 2010, Dane County partnered with City of Madison Engineering and Parks, DNR, and UW Limnology staff, and used county funds to purchase and install floating booms around the swim areas of Bernie\2019s and BB Clarke Beach to act as deflectors for floating weeds and algae scum.

Dane County is investigating the utility of beach booms to improve water quality for swimmers at area beaches. The booms are intended to divert floating planktonic algae scums from the beach areas being tested. Since they received the initial grant ((SPL-226-10, \201CAlgae Boom Study \2013 Dane County\201D), the scope of this project has expanded, advancing the knowledge even further than originally intended, and they are working with many more partners. In 2010, Dane County partnered with City of Madison Engineering and Parks, DNR, and UW Limnology staff, and used county funds to purchase and install floating booms around the swim areas of Bernie\2019s and BB Clarke Beach to act as deflectors for floating weeds and algae scum.