It looks like the Thames River in Chatham won't be green for much longer.
The Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority has recently tested the river and it appears the algae blooms are on their way out of the municipality.
"The bloom itself seems to have moved downstream towards Lake St. Clair, so kind of flushing out of the river into the lake. A staff member drove the river on their way home Friday, and it appears that it has moved down towards Prairie Siding," explains Water Management Supervisor Jason Wintermute.
Wintermute says this is a relatively new problem for the Thames River.
"We do see algae blooms in Lake Erie and Lake St. Clair that seem to recur every summer to different degrees. We've had other issues with things like Duck Weed and other growths in the river. This is the first time we've really identified it as a blue-green algae bloom," says Wintermute.
Wintermute believes the water quality in the river will improve as the summer wraps up.
"The river is looking much better today, and with the cooler weather blooms are less likely to occur. [We] hope for the best," he says.