Blogs
Insights and updates from the LakeTech team on lake management, water quality, and aquatic ecosystems.
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Boots in the Water at Camp Mather: Aquatic Harvesting for San Francisco Recreation and Parks
LakeTech is a consulting, monitoring, & software company first, but every so often the right tool for the job is a weed harvester. At Camp Mather, the gateway to Hetch Hetchy, we brought in our aquatic harvester to help San Francisco Recreation and Parks get Birch Lake ready for another summer of campers.
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LakeTech Applies ACH at Lake Temescal to Reduce Phosphorus and HAB Risk
LakeTech is partnering with East Bay Regional Park District, the State Water Board, and USALCO on an ACH-based nutrient sequestration application at Lake Temescal. The project uses ACH, Phoslock, and oxygenation to reduce phosphorus, support healthier dissolved oxygen conditions, and help limit harmful algal bloom risk.
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Monitoring Prewitt Reservoir: Our 2026 Partnership with Colorado Pond and Lake
LakeTech has partnered with Colorado Pond and Lake to deliver a full-season water quality monitoring program at Prewitt Reservoir for Jacobs, pairing continuous sensor telemetry with monthly lab sampling from March through October 2026.
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Welcome Bluewater Aquatics: LakeTech's Newest Commercial Customer
LakeTech partners with Blue Water Aquatics, a Florida-based lake and wetland management firm, to deliver a full suite of CRM and water quality analysis tools built for the lake management industry.
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Why We Trust Surface Aerators
Surface aerators are one of the most effective, affordable tools for improving water quality in lakes and ponds. Here's why LakeTech recommends them and how they work.
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Training the City of San Francisco: Safety Starts with a Mindset
LakeTech delivered three pesticide and hazardous materials safety trainings across San Francisco's city departments, reaching hundreds of employees with a simple but unforgettable approach to compliance.
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Why We Recommend MuckBiotics for Muck and Sediment Management
LakeTech recommends MuckBiotics from Natural Lake Biosciences as a proven, nontoxic probiotic tablet for reducing organic muck, improving water clarity, and lowering internal nutrient loading in lakes and ponds. Here's why we trust it and how it works.
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Buoy in a Box: Deploy Real-Time Lake Monitoring in a Single Day
LakeTech's Buoy in a Box is a complete, ship-to-your-dock monitoring system that measures pH, dissolved oxygen, temperature, conductivity, and turbidity at the surface and hypolimnion. At about $10,000 with free shipping and startup support, it's the fastest path from purchase to data.
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Making Waves at Lake of the Pines
Discover how LakeTech's real-time water quality monitoring platform is helping the Lake of the Pines HOA protect their 180-acre Sierra Nevada lake through multi-depth sensors, smart analytics, and hands-on community training.
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Ask Your Lake Anything: Natural Language Queries Now Live in LakeTech
You can now query your monitoring data using plain English and turn the results into a chart with two clicks. Pull the data, build the visual, refine it on your personal dashboard, and share it with your team or the public when it is ready.
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Understanding Harmful Algal Blooms: What Causes Them and How to Manage Them
Harmful algal blooms are one of the most common and costly challenges in lake management. Here's what drives them, why they matter, and how LakeTech helps you prevent and respond to them.
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LakeTech Partners with CEMEX to Evaluate Aeration Performance in Real Time
LakeTech is partnering with CEMEX to evaluate aeration system performance using real-time IoT water quality monitoring, giving their team the continuous data they need to make confident operational decisions.
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