the clear choice —
NURF: THE
Nutrient Reduction facility
Nutrient reduction facility (NuRF)
Equinox has completed the production of The Clear Choice — NuRF: The Nutrient Reduction Facility, the short film that explains the important environmental role played by the Nutrient Reduction Facility (NuRF) on the Apopka-Beauclair canal on the north shore of heavily polluted Lake Apopka. The facility is intended to restore the health of the north-flowing lakes known broadly as the "Harris Chain of Lakes." NuRF removes most of the nutrients flowing out of Lake Apopka — which is the single largest source of pollution in Lake County.
The film, produced for the Lake County Water Authority (LCWA), showcases the NuRF process, and explains how a chemical process actually binds and settles pollutants to remove them from the streamflow. The NuRF facility is the result of a partnership between the LCWA, the St. Johns River Water Management District and Florida Dept. of Environmental Protection. Water now entering Lake Beauclair from the canal already looks visibly clearer than the algae-enriched water that emerges from Lake Apopka. The film will be used in schools, at environmental exhibits, and on the LCWA's website.
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WHAT IS THE NUTRIENT REDUCTION FACILITY?
(from LCWA) The Nutrient Reduction Facility (NuRF) is a $7.272 million cooperative water quality improvement effort by the Lake County Water Authority, the St. Johns River Water Management District and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. The project uses off-line alum injection to remove pollutants flowing out of Lake Apopka into the rest of the Harris Chain of Lakes. Lake Apopka was historically one of the most polluted lakes in Florida, but restoration efforts are underway and there have been some signs of improvement. Still, discharge from the lake is the single largest source of controllable pollution in Lake County.
