July 17, 2025 8:03 am
Camas, Clark County, News, Outdoors 
City of Camas crews travel along Lacamas Lake while spraying aluminum sulfate to the water on Tuesday morning in hopes of eliminating harmful algae blooms. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)
Crews from the city of Camas spray aluminum sulfate to the surface of Lacamas Lake on Tuesday morning. The chemical binds with phosphorus in the water, which the city hopes will reduce or eliminate the presence of toxic algae blooms. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)
Boats come ashore for a refill at Lacamas Lake on Tuesday morning. Crews applied aluminum sulfate to the lake this week as the city works to control warm weather algae blooms. (Amanda Cowan/The Columbian)
Lacamas Lake is getting a new weapon in the fight against toxic algae blooms. Crews from the city of Camas spent the early part of this week on boats spraying aluminum sulfate on the lake.
The aluminum sulfate binds with organic matter in the water, making the phosphorus unavailable to feed algae, said Rob Charles, utilities manager for the city.
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