Sargassum Weed Threatens Water Supply USVI

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Governor Albert Bryan also has sent a request to the Biden Administration to declare a federal emergency on St. Croix regarding the sargassum inundation, Government House said, and teams from the Federal Emergency Management Agency are expected to be on the ground in the territory today to assist the government of the Virgin Islands in coordinating a response.

According to the administration, because of the sargassum build-up, maintenance efforts have increased to keep the water intake for the desalinization plant on St. Croix clear from seaweed and biological debris resulting from the ecosystems associated with large sargassum blooms. In addition, reduced water production could also create a negative effect on the V.I. Water and Power Authority’s power-generating capacity.

apparently they get this weed every summer
but this year its much worse

every paradise has a serpent


price freeze on bottled water
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The V.I. Dept. of Licensing and Consumer Affairs has ordered a St. Croix-only price freeze on potable water, bottled water, ice, and items needed to make these products, citing limited water production capacity at the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority

fear of hoarding / profiteering no doubt

a reply to: ElGoobero

Somone tried to smoke it? that always solves my weed problems...

a reply to: Terpene

its edible harvest it and sell it - to the woke as a low-carbon alternative.

We had a sargassum grass bloom here in May , in the Florida keys ….. Cudjoe key ( mile marker 23 ) was swamped with that grass and it flooded Cudjoe bay . Killed hundreds of fish , crabs , lobster . … and it smelled Horrible . I have never seen that here before and it was bad . We are just now seeing fish in our canal , and the canal is still cloudy . Alot
Of the grass has settles on the bottom and is killing the coral . It was not pretty ., and still isn’t .

originally posted by: puzzled2
a reply to: Terpene

its edible harvest it and sell it - to the woke as a low-carbon alternative.

Yes! World wide food shortage? No problem! Maybe it's happening for a reason.

Sargassum is edible, it's harvested to feed livestock too, and you can fry, boil, steam or dry it. It's played a part in Chinese medicine as far back as the 8th century, treating goiters (high iodine content) — and made into tea to control phlegm.

Sargassum threat to US East Coast Beaches

This just hit the news today, as there is a belt of Sargassum seaweed wider that the U.S. threatening to come ashore in Florida soon.

One benefit is that it can be turned into biofuel and fertilizer, if plants are made to process it. The UK has done this already...
Processing Sargassum seaweed