A2Z received a call from Mittal Steel explaining the cooling pond was being overrun with algae. It was endangering the cooling system in place. Our services were required to remove the algae from the pond. We sent a five man crew to assess the situation and begin work. It was determined that the best way to remove the algae was to corral the algae using boom and pumping the algae to higher ground to die. Two boats were brought in along with several thousand feet of boom and two pumps to remove the algae. The algae was corralled to a section of the pond away from the outfall and water intake. It then had to be raked to a 4" diaphragm pump for removal. The algae didn't pump readily; it had to be fed into the inlet hose manually with rakes. During the latter stages of removal, the algae - water mixture was thin enough that the algae would flow back into the pond. Our drivers delivered several of A2Z's 30 yard roll-off containers to the site. Liners were put in the containers and the algae-water mixture was pumped into the them. When the containers were full, they were allowed to drain. The algae remained in the container. When the water drained off, the containers were refilled. This procedure was repeated until the container was full of algae. The algae product was then dumped onsite at the landfill located at the far side of the Mittal Steel property. This procedure continued until the weather cooled and algae growth was no longer a threat.