I live in Coral Bay. When I had a boat moored in the bay I got into the habit of starting each day by checking on the boat from my bedroom window to make sure it was still afloat and OK. Though I sold the boat a few years ago (the 2nd happiest day in my life!) I still look out at the bay each day and last Friday the first thing I noticed was what appeared to be a large reddish band running through Coral Bay out towards the sea. My first thought was a fuel or oil spill. I drove down the hill to get a closer look and took the photo above. It looked too red to be either fuel or oil but it was definitely man-made. I called the EPA and was told they would investigate. I later learned that it was the EPA that was responsible. The red streak was from a dye that EPA put into the bay as part of a water quality study it was conducting. Nice of them to tell us!
