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Mechanical Weed Harvesting Restores Malawi’s Shire River Hydropower

Hydropower Intake Structure Blocked by Weeds
Ninety-eight percent of Malawi’s electricity supply comes from five hydro plants on the Shire River.  An increase in floating aquatic weeds and debris caused serious operational problems at the stations and resulted in millions of dollars spent on repairs.  For example, the intake structures at one plant were so blocked by accumulated weeds, water could not
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Zebra Mussels and Their Impact on Lakes, Recreation, and Industry

Aquatic Invasive Species Zebra Mussels
We focus a lot on aquatic invasive plants, just because that is our business – but there is another invasive species that certainly deserves some print on our blog.  It is partically because of them that weed harvesters are needed. Zebra mussels, a freshwater aquatic nuisance, which grow to about the size of a dime
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Mechanical Weed Harvester Helps Bakersfield Control Lake Weeds

HM-420 Aquatic Weed Harvester on the Apple River Flowage in Amery, Wisconsin.
The Bakersfield big blue mechanical monster in the lake is pretty intimidating up close.  The aquatic weed harvester acts like an underwater lawn mower.  It moves about 5 mph and has cutter blades underneath it with an adjustable swath of about 8 feet wide and 6 feet deep. The blades cut the weeds as they
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Volunteer Weed Harvesting Restores Water Quality at Lake Minnewawa

Harvester cutting and collecting aquatic weeds
In the 1970’s, Lake Minnewawa was so choked with weeds that residents could no longer enjoy the lake.  Boating was impossible and water clarity and phosphorous levels were awful.  A group of concerned residents decided they needed to do something to save the lake and on December 15, 1977 as association was formed calling itself
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