Other than an authoritative man telling them.

These people were raised wrong.

Way too scientific for them, it confuses them.

They only need "the Dems did it, they are evil"

You know more about water chemistry than most of my coworkers at my power plant. I get so tired of telling them to watch the tower pH and make sure the acid is running in auto so the hypo will actually fucking do something. It's a miracle that our condenser performance isn't trashed by fouling. I've caught tower pH at fucking 9 before when it's supposed to be 7.0-7.5, and I'm trying to push for 6.8-7.2.

let the Ph level rise and alkalinity get low

Did you mean to word it this way? Rising pH means increasing alkalinity. If the alkalinity is getting lower, then the pH is dropping.

Didn't they fire a bunch of nuclear waste inspectors and then couldn't rehire them because they'd already turned in all their work phones? Sorted that mess alone out probably put them over budget

There is a much easier way to make algae grow in a shallow slow flowing body of water, just paint the bottom a dark color, that way the water stays warm, most algae love warm water. So all you need to do is get a company to come drain it and paint it a dark color, and Bob's your uncle. It has the added effect of the water staying at the ideal temp for algae growth for a longer percentage of the year, just got to find someone stupid enough to sign off on the plan.