An aerial view of Lynn Harbor. Photo via US Harbors
LYNN — A little red water won’t hurt anyone. That’s the message from U.S. Food and Drug Administration scientists and biologists from the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries (MDMF) who will conduct a hydrographic/dye tracking study in Broad Sound/Lynn Harbor from August 22–26.
The study is to determine the dilution, dispersion, time of travel and residence time of the dye-tagged effluent. This information will ultimately help ensure the shellfish harvested from these waters is safe.
The harmless dye will be added into the waste treatment process at the Lynn Water and Sewer Commission’s Commercial Street plant. The dye’s path will be tracked after it flows out of the plant into Broad Sound, Lynn Harbor and the Saugus River and Pines River.
The test is aimed in part to ensure protection of shellfish beds.