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Turbidity

(From 2003 Reclamation Committee Report)

This is the clarity, or lack of clarity, of a body of water.

Of course, we know Martins Pond is not clear but this could be construed as a blessing because the turbidity prevents sunshine from filtering down through the water which keeps the vegetation from completely taking over the pond.

If Martins Pond was clear, the milfoil would have taken over the entire pond by now.

Because of this, the question of what to do to clean up the pond becomes problematic.

With few or no exceptions, all methods available are expensive and also, with few or no exceptions, each method fixes one problem just to contribute to a different problem.