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11.2 — Farm dams and rivers: mud, algae and making surface water safe

August 23, 2026 · 21 min

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Surface water is weather you can pump: clear one week, mud the next, and in a hot dry autumn it can grow something that kills cattle overnight. What turbidity and blue-green algae do, and the treatment steps that turn a dam into a reliable supply.

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