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Tropical Storm Gordon breaks up algae but brings more discharges


Tropical Storm Gordon breaks up algae but brings more discharges (WPEC)
Tropical Storm Gordon breaks up algae but brings more discharges (WPEC)
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With heavy wind and rain on the Treasure Coast, a lot of the algae has been broken up.

However, that doesn't necessarily mean it's gone.

"Just because you can't see it doesn't mean it's not there. It happens to sink in the water column but it will come back. You can guarantee it," said Kenny Hinkle Junior, one of the many fighting for clean water. "I just don’t want people to think it’s over."

Hinkle said don't be fooled by what you see during this storm.

Pat Armellini and her husband believe the algae is still around too.

"Just because you can’t see it doesn’t mean it’s not there. It’s there for sure. It doesn’t filter out that quickly," said Pat Armellini, sitting next to her husband, David.

The couple lives righton the St. Lucie River.

"It was matted green for 25 feet, but now it's moved out," David Armellini said.

They're both happy to not have to look at the green or deal with the smell, but Pat Armellini said the wind is making things worse.

"There's something going on in the air," she said. "That’s usually when I have sinus issues, when the winds blowing."

Pat Armellini said both her and her husband are fighting a sinus infection they say is linked to the algae.

"We are stifled here," she said. "We're completely stifled."

The biggest concern for a lot of people in Martin County is that more rain just means more discharges from Lake Okeechobee.

"Every discharge adds to it," Pat Armellini said. "It's just this vicious circle."

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