CASE STUDY Monitoring HABs and Invasive Mussels at Big Bear Municipal Water District THE CLIENT Big Bear Municipal Water District (BBMWD) is a small water utility located in Big Bear, California. The MWD is responsible for the overall management of Big Bear Lake, one of Southern California’s premier recreational lakes. BBMWD monitors Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and invasive quagga and zebra mussels. Maintaining healthy algae populations and preventing HABs are a priority for BBMWD. Foul odors, toxin releases, and wildlife deaths can drive visitors away, as well as restrict the use of the lake for recreational activities during these blooms. THE CHALLENGE BBMWD needed fast water analysis to be able to take action during developing toxic algae blooms. In FlowCam ® they fo

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