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Never seen whatever is blooming on mirror lake before - it would be nice to get FWC etc out here to make sure we're not totally choking all life out. Lots of fish turtles water birds ducks
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A. Aquatic Issues (Lake/Pond)
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Acknowledged St Pete Service Center 1 (Verified Official)
Thank you for reporting this issue to us via SeeClickFix St. Pete. We have forwarded the details you provided to the Stormwater Department so they may investigate and take any necessary action. Sincerely, St. Pete Service Center
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SPTO Admin 1 (Registered User)
Rachel-thanks so much for reporting this to us. Our Stormwater Environmental Services team is charged with maintaining our local water bodies; they will evaluate Mirror Lake and provide any needed services. Again, thank you!
Chris
SPTO Admin 1 (Registered User)
Rachel (Registered User)
SPTO Environmental 1 (Verified Official)
Thank you for reporting this to us! SPTO crews were out today, Thursday June 15th treating the invasive species Hydrilla out on the lake. It is a submerged aquatic plant that does not present any health hazards but does out-compete native submerged plants and thus requires these period treatments using an herbicide. The herbicides we use are non-hazardous to other marine and bird life in the lake.
We will be watching the effectiveness of the treatment and may need to do some smaller follow-up treatments as necessary. These treatments can take 3-10 days to see results depending on weather conditions so I will make sure to follow up with this See-Click-Fix on the effectiveness before closing this request.
Thank you again for using See-Click-Fix!
Rachel (Registered User)
SPTO Environmental 1 (Verified Official)
SPTO Environmental 1 (Verified Official)
SPTO Environmental 1 (Verified Official)
Closed SPTO Environmental 1 (Verified Official)
The SPTO customer service team has received an update that this issue has been addressed by the corresponding crew and treatment has been effective for clearing the Hydrilla bloom.
Please feel free to submit future requests to us via SeeClickFix or by contacting the SPTO at 727-893-7421.
Thank you