What Is This Brown Stuff ?

[Nyboy]

Stream behind my house very stagnate every summer nasty brown growth. 1st summer thought toilets where emptying to stream. Called plumper to check my septic was told everything good there. Brown stuff nothing to worry about.

 

[Meyer Jordan]

Brown algae.

 

[DutchMuch]

yep have to agree, brown algae. Or string algae with debris in it.

 

[Nyboy]

This stream runs next to house and outside patio. It is kind of embarrassing when guess are over ( looks like stream of s**t). Can anything be done that will not harm wildlife?

 

[Meyer Jordan]

Assuming that this is a natural stream, nothing can be done unless the headwaters are on your property and no one is looking to report you for disturbing a natural waterway.

 

[DutchMuch]

no one is looking to report you for disturbing a natural waterway.

Neighbor issues....

 

[Nyboy]

Thanks guys

 

[adavisus]

Slow moving stream, dropping sediments and mulm along the way which settles on and catches onto algae, pebbles, surfaces. You might trudge along the stream with wellies to stir it up and see what else lurks among it.

Assuming there is the usual snails, larvae, tadpoles here and there its a slightly eutrophic, healthy stream

 

[Mmathis]

This stream runs next to house and outside patio. It is kind of embarrassing when guess are over ( looks like stream of s**t). Can anything be done that will not harm wildlife?

Creative landscaping...

 

[Nyboy]

LOL turtle that 's better then building a wall