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Last discussed Apr 23, 2026.
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Calling from Baltimore, an algae researcher described algal turf scrubbing as a solar-powered biofilter that can strip nutrients from R-1 water down to near-zero.
Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee (2025-2027) — April 23, 2026 · 53:09 →A longtime limu advocate explained the MPDES nutrient limits and pitched a seven-year plan to scale up the algae-based treatment developed under a Sandia contract in Māʻalaea.
Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee (2025-2027) — April 23, 2026 · 56:52 →The head of the University of Maryland's Algal Eco Technology Center described decades of peer-reviewed success with turf scrubbers, including for NYC DEP, and confirmed no new algae species are introduced.
Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee (2025-2027) — April 23, 2026 · 1:06:05 →An Auburn University ecological engineering professor endorsed attached-algae systems for nitrogen and phosphorus removal, calling the science sound and advancing.
Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee (2025-2027) — April 23, 2026 · 1:09:29 →A 30-year veteran of attached-growth nutrient removal systems showed operating 10-MGD systems in Florida and said the technology can reach nitrogen below 1 mg/L where few others can.
Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee (2025-2027) — April 23, 2026 · 1:16:49 →