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Case Study for Customer Location CO75:

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Reservoir or Lake Use:
This is a fresh water lake utilized primarily for recreational purposes. The lake is managed by the a Lake Homeowners Association. Waterskiing, swimming, and fishing are primary uses. There are approximately 60 homeowners living around the lake year round.

System Overview and Reservoir:
Surface area is 66 acres; when full, maximum volume is about 510 acre-feet, with a maximum and mean depth of 14 ft and 8 ft, respectively.

Reported Problem Before SolarBee Installation:
Homeowners on the lake noted frequent hydrogen sulfide (H2S) odor problems, bottom water anoxia, low water clarity, algal bloom problems, periodic fish kills, and lack of a viable fishery in the lake. When using the lake for swimming, people felt a need to shower directly after swimming.

SolarBee Installation:
Date: May 2003. Installed one solar-powered SB10000. August 2005, replaced unit with newer SB10000v12.

Results:
Water clarity has noticeably improved during the summers and there have been no reported algal bloom problems or fish kills. Residents no longer experience the hydrogen sulfide odors. At least one family has noted that after approximately 40 years living by Gaynor Lake, only since the SolarBee was installed do they no longer feel the need to shower immediately after swimming in the lake. Dissolved oxygen is found throughout the water column, and fish can now be found in all parts of the lake rather than restricted to surface waters or around the lake’s perimeter because of anoxic bottom waters. The circulation of oxygen-rich water along the shoreline has oxidized surface sediments, facilitating their compaction so that people now walk on the sediments rather than sinking ankle-deep into anoxic muck. Water skiers have easily adapted to the SolarBee unit, and its physical presence on the lake has not been a problem. Lake owners have been very pleased with the improved ecology of their lake.


One SB10000 unit in the lake (note water ski course markers).

Updated: 4/10/2007

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