Pond Boss 20L

Black smelly dugout water during winter and early spring is usually caused by decaying organic matter entrapped in the dugout, organic matter builds up in dugouts from algae and weed growth and is also washed in to he dugout by runoff water. In the fall, after algae and weed growth stops, decaying begins along with other materials such as tree leaves, grass and even manure. The decaying continues after freeze-up and water is robbed of oxygen. In other words, it becomes septic. under these conditions, odor is reduced and water turns black