Windmill-driven Aeration Works Wonders For Water

摘要

Fighting fire with fire is one thing; fighting contaminants in ponds and lakes with harsh chemicals can be dangerous, expensive and ineffective. Yet the alternative - aeration equipment - can be too expensive to be cost-effective.rnIf you can catch the power of the wind with a windmill-driven aeration system, however, you can have the best of all worlds.rnWhether due to algae blooms, animal waste or other problematic water chemistry, freshwater lakes and ponds can become perilously contaminated. Increasingly, managers and owners of ponds, lakes and reservoirs are turning to aeration as an alternative to harsh chemical treatments such as copper sulfate to eliminate those problems.rnWindmill-driven aeration, widely used in agricultural and recreational bodies of water due to its low capital cost and energy freedom, is becoming increasingly popular in municipal applications such as water storage, golf courses and public parks.