Environmental nonprofit San Francisco Baykeeper received a tip on July 26 notifying them of streaks of tea-colored water at the Berkeley Marina, which they later confirmed by flying a drone over the area. Over the next five days, the organization received a string of reports of discolored water in Richmond, Tiburon, Emeryville and Alameda, said Julia Dowell, a field investigator for SF Baykeeper. It’s spreading fast: Dowell, an Alameda resident, said she didn’t notice any discoloration in the Alameda estuary when she checked Saturday. The dark, murky swirls of water had already begun to spread by Sunday.
Algae bloom that caused Lake Merritt fish kill is spotted along East Bay shorelineSource: Oaklandside