{"id":42905,"date":"2020-06-23T13:02:31","date_gmt":"2020-06-23T12:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=42905"},"modified":"2020-06-23T13:02:31","modified_gmt":"2020-06-23T12:02:31","slug":"petition-to-stop-roath-park-lake-closing-due-to-toxic-blue-green-algae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2020\/06\/23\/petition-to-stop-roath-park-lake-closing-due-to-toxic-blue-green-algae\/","title":{"rendered":"Petition to prevent Roath lake closing due to toxic algae"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Call for long-term solution to stop &#8216;jewel in the crown&#8217; of city parks shutting for third summer<\/h3>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20200622_155335671_iOS-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/20200622_155335671_iOS-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/20200622_155335671_iOS-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/20200622_155335671_iOS-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/20200622_155335671_iOS-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/20200622_155335671_iOS-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/20200622_155335671_iOS-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/20200622_155335671_iOS-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/20200622_155335671_iOS-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20200622_155335671_iOS-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42907\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/20200622_155335671_iOS-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/20200622_155335671_iOS-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/20200622_155335671_iOS-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/20200622_155335671_iOS-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/20200622_155335671_iOS-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/20200622_155335671_iOS-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/20200622_155335671_iOS-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/20200622_155335671_iOS-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>Roath Park Lake has closed for the past two summers due to the algae outbreaks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>THREE Liberal Democrat councillors have launched a petition calling on the council to act on the threat of a toxic algae which has plagued Roath Park Lake for the past two summers.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Rodney Berman, Robert Hopkins and Bablin Molik, councillors for wards surrounding the lake, have started a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardiffld.org.uk\/roath_park_lake?fbclid=IwAR11um3VomQlTlrSFTxtns_azelUxNf_dO-ZP3zG4gTiO2Ey0Hlnx7P4wjg\">petition<\/a> asking the Labour-run council to look at longer term solutions to prevent a third outbreak.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s been a problem in the lake for the past few years,\u201d\nsaid Rodney Berman, councillor for Penylan and former leader of Cardiff\nCouncil.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is not a new problem at all. There were signs that we were going to see the start of it again and if we get an algal bloom outbreak this summer that will be the third summer in a row that it has happened.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe class=\"zeen-lazy-load-base zeen-lazy-load\" title=\"Lib Dem Councillor launches petition to protect Roath Park Lake from toxic algae\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"about:blank\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aXVej_tj7w8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Lib Dem Councillor launches petition to protect Roath Park Lake from toxic algae\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aXVej_tj7w8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn past years it\u2019s caused the council to stop all activities on the water, obviously that\u2019s not an issue at the moment because of the pandemic.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>The toxic blue-green algae can be lethal to both<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/uk-wales-45170337#:~:text=But%20blue%2Dgreen%20algae%20are,lead%20to%20death%20in%20animals.&amp;text=Dr%20Mike%20Bowes%2C%20from%20the,conditions%20which%20speeds%20up%20growth.&amp;text=%22Blue%2Dgreen%20algae%20are%20potentially%20fatal%20to%20animals.\"> humans and dogs<\/a>, damaging the liver and nervous system, and it flourishes in hot, sunny weather.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Cllr Berman said: \u201cThere are various solutions the council have looked at in the past, previously they\u2019ve looked at taking vegetation out of the lake, they\u2019ve looked at dredging the lake to get rid of the silt. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf you go to the top end of the lake [the north] you will\nsee that the silt is building up quite badly there, almost to the point where\nthe lake is disappearing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Pollution has also been a cause with people&#8217;s washing machines&#8217; discharging into the lake.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20200622_164431326_iOS-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/20200622_164431326_iOS-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/20200622_164431326_iOS-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/20200622_164431326_iOS-1-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/20200622_164431326_iOS-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/20200622_164431326_iOS-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/20200622_164431326_iOS-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/20200622_164431326_iOS-1-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/20200622_164431326_iOS-1-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/20200622_164431326_iOS-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42908\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/20200622_164431326_iOS-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/20200622_164431326_iOS-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/20200622_164431326_iOS-1-770x578.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/20200622_164431326_iOS-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/20200622_164431326_iOS-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/20200622_164431326_iOS-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/20200622_164431326_iOS-1-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/20200622_164431326_iOS-1-1400x1050.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The build-up of silt at the north end of the park<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>A council spokesperson said: \u201cBlue-green algae is a natural inhabitant of many inland waters and estuaries which grows rapidly, or blooms, under certain environmental conditions such as high temperatures, dry weather, low wind speeds, and low river flows.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cCurrently there is no evidence of blue-green algae being present in Roath Park lake, but we are monitoring the site on a daily basis and if this naturally-occurring algae does return then the necessary safety steps will be taken.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe lake is currently closed due to Covid-19, but if it re-opens during the summer a contractor will be employed to reduce vegetation, as they have been in previous years. <\/p>\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Despite costing in excess of \u00a3100,000, dredging the lake would only have a limited, temporary effect on algae growth and when blue green algae naturally begins to grow further upstream it will simply flow back down into the lake, causing the same problems as we have seen in recent years.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<p>However Cllr Berman has called for a long term solution to the reocurring problem: \u201cAlthough we fully understand that at the moment the council have a lot of other priorities, this really is a more long term issue because we don\u2019t want it continually happening summer after summer,\u201d he said .<\/p>\n\n\n<p>An outbreak could cause unwanted disruption during an already stressful time, where the park has provided welcome relief during lockdown.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe lake is very much seen as the jewel in the crown of Cardiff\u2019s parks. It\u2019s an asset that we all very much treasure, people just love coming here particularly in summer,\u201d said Cllr Berman.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cAt the moment it\u2019s become very much a draw because people are limited in how far they can travel to go for exercise so right through the day there are people coming here. So, it is something we need to be showing we\u2019re looking after and not neglecting.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Algae-factfile-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/Algae-factfile-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/Algae-factfile-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/Algae-factfile-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/Algae-factfile-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/Algae-factfile-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/Algae-factfile-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/Algae-factfile-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/Algae-factfile.jpg 1890w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Algae-factfile-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42922\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/Algae-factfile-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/Algae-factfile-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/Algae-factfile-770x577.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/Algae-factfile-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/Algae-factfile-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/Algae-factfile-293x220.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/Algae-factfile-1400x1050.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/Algae-factfile.jpg 1890w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n\n\n<p>Cllr Berman set out why local residents should sign the petition \u2013 currently over 200 have already signed.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cThey need to sign this petition because in the past the council has looked  at undertaking maintenance but haven\u2019t now for a good number of years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n<p>\u201cLocal councillors have been raising it but the council hasn\u2019t seen it as a sufficient priority. So that\u2019s why we want local residents to sign the petition, to help to give us a bit more leverage  to get them to act.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Roath-Park-2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/Roath-Park-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/Roath-Park-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/Roath-Park-2-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/Roath-Park-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/Roath-Park-2-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/Roath-Park-2-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/Roath-Park-2-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/Roath-Park-2-1400x1867.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/Roath-Park-2-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Roath-Park-2-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42913\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/Roath-Park-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/Roath-Park-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/Roath-Park-2-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/Roath-Park-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/Roath-Park-2-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/Roath-Park-2-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/Roath-Park-2-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/Roath-Park-2-1400x1867.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/06\/Roath-Park-2-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Call for long-term solution to stop &#8216;jewel in the crown&#8217; of city parks shutting for third summer THREE Liberal Democrat councillors have launched a petition calling on the council to act on the threat of a toxic algae which has plagued Roath Park Lake for the past two summers. 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