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There are too many rumours about the condition of the Nonquon River. If we had a dime for every time we have been told there are disgusting “floaters” rich! Fortunately for the Nonquon River Lake Scugog, that rumour is not true. The Lake Stewards, Kawartha Conservation and Durham Region Works Department would like to invite everyone out to experience the natural beauty of the lagoons.We want to set the record straight, kill the myth, and show how effective a biological system the lagoons are for rural communities. Here's your chance to see the lagoons at the Nonquon River Water Pollution Control Plant (WPCP), learn more about how it can be improved and future options for the area. Anyone who has been in the “Canoe the Nonquon” will vouch for the various types of brown and green algae in the The possibility of finding ‘floaters’ in the river or lake, attributed to the lagoons, is an impossibility! river. However, the algae is the result of a natural phenomena related to historical amounts of excess phosphorus right in the sediments of the river. It is not from ‘WPCP discharges since 98 per cent of the phosphorus is now removed, along with bacteria. \gae appears naturally in rivers all across North America and many other rivers have similar rumours — it’s just an unfortunate coincidence that some algae take this form.As the water warms in the river, several types of algae turn brown, form clumps and ride the current down to the lake causing misconceptions about the river’s condition. Don’t take our word about the effec- tiveness of our lagoons. See for yourself by touring the lagoons during an open Avial view of the Port Perry Lagoons - courtesy of Bill Lishman Brown algae clumps house at the Nonquon River WPCP. on Saturday, May 14 from 10 a.m.to 4 p.m. Come, and bring your family. See and hear for yourself how nature works on your behalf. By Barbara Karthein Special to Focus on Scugog Directions: From downtown Port Perry travel north on Simcoe St. to Scugog Line 8.Turn left on Scugog Line 8 and travel west to the Port Perry Lagoon entrance on the south side of the road. Enter through the gates. 36 FOCUS - MAY 2011 MAY.FOCUS.64//indd 36 4/23/11 9:58:14 AM