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Colorado River Recreational Monitoring
Related Links Updates: June 16, 2024: Waterborne pathogen (E. coli) monitoring update GOOD NEWS: E. coli counts were measured below Utah Department of Health recreational thresholds. Sampling suggests that the water is safe from harmful bacteria and viruses. Site sampled: US 191 crossing near Moab, below Salt Wash at Take Out Beach. May 16, 2024:…
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Causey Reservoir Recreational Monitoring
Related Links Updates: July 10, 2024: Waterborne pathogen (E. coli) monitoring update GOOD NEWS: E. coli counts were measured below Utah Department of Health recreational thresholds. Sampling suggests that the water is safe from harmful bacteria and viruses. Site sampled: South end inlet
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Burraston Ponds Recreational Monitoring
Related Links Updates July 15, 2024: Waterborne pathogen (E. coli) monitoring update GOOD NEWS: E. coli counts were measured below Utah Department of Health recreational thresholds. Sampling suggests that the water is safe from harmful bacteria and viruses. Site sampled: NW shoreline road and NW of “island” June 24, 2024: Waterborne pathogen (E. coli) monitoring…
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Bountiful Pond Recreational Monitoring
Related Links Updates: June 20, 2024: Waterborne pathogen (E. coli) monitoring update GOOD NEWS: E. coli counts were measured below Utah Department of Health recreational thresholds. Sampling suggests that the water is safe from harmful bacteria and viruses. Site sampled: Near inlet May 31, 2024: Waterborne pathogen (E. coli) monitoring update GOOD NEWS: E. coli…
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Blackridge Reservoir Recreational Monitoring
Related Links Updates: June 24, 2024: Waterborne pathogen (E. coli) monitoring update GOOD NEWS: E. coli counts were measured below Utah Department of Health recreational thresholds. Sampling suggests that the water is safe from harmful bacteria and viruses. Site sampled: Beach area June 24, 2024: Harmful algal bloom (HAB) monitoring update GOOD NEWS: Our monitoring…
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Big Sand Wash Reservoir Recreational Monitoring
Related Links Updates: July 10, 2024: Waterborne pathogen (E. coli) monitoring update GOOD NEWS: E. coli counts were measured below Utah Department of Health recreational thresholds. Sampling suggests that the water is safe from harmful bacteria and viruses. Site sampled: Boat ramp June 10, 2024: Waterborne pathogen (E. coli) Update GOOD NEWS: E. coli counts…
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Adams Reservoir Recreational Monitoring
Related Links Updates: June 20, 2024: Waterborne pathogen (E. coli) monitoring update GOOD NEWS: E. coli counts were measured below Utah Department of Health recreational thresholds. Sampling suggests that the water is safe from harmful bacteria and viruses. Site sampled: Adams Reservoir May 31, 2024: Waterborne pathogen (E. coli) monitoring update GOOD NEWS: E. coli…
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Bear Lake Recreational Monitoring
Related Links Updates: July 1, 2024: Waterborne pathogen (E. coli) monitoring update GOOD NEWS: E. coli counts were measured below Utah Department of Health recreational thresholds. Sampling suggests that the water is safe from harmful bacteria and viruses. Site sampled: Gus Rich Point, Bluewater Beach, Rendezvous Beach, Nebeker Ranch South, CISCO Beach. May 28, 2024:…
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Decker Lake Recreational Monitoring
Related Links Updates: October 31, 2023: Harmful algal bloom (HAB) monitoring update Recreational monitoring has ended for the season. Monitoring will resume in summer 2024. A harmful algal bloom may still arise at this waterbody. Know what to look for and check before recreating. April 18, 2023: Harmful algae monitoring update GOOD NEWS: Sample analysis…
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Utah Department of Agriculture and Food Response Plan: Harmful Algal Blooms
The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) has developed a Response Plan to inform, educate, and engage with agricultural producers when water-quality issues arise from HABs. Quick response and notification of farmers and ranchers about the possible harmful effects of HABs to their crops and livestock will help them make critical decisions regarding water…
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Recreational Health Advisory Guidance for Waterborne Pathogens
Local health departments (LHDs) in Utah have the authority to post a health advisory. LHDs use recreational health thresholds to determine if and when E. coli levels indicate a human health risk. The Division of Water Quality (DWQ) supports LHDs monitoring efforts, and along with the Utah Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), makes…
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Recreational Health Advisory Guidance for Harmful Algal Blooms
Local health departments (LHDs) in Utah have the authority to post health advisories and close water bodies. LHDs use recreational health thresholds established by the Utah Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) to determine if and when a bloom presents a human health risk. The Division of Water Quality (DWQ) supports LHDs through a…
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Other Resources: Harmful Algal Blooms
General Information Interstate Technology Regulatory Council (ITRC) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) World Health Organization (WHO) Other Health Effects WHO: Toxic Cyanobacteria in Water: A guide to their public health consequences, monitoring and management (1999)Comprehensive summary of the scientific understanding of cyanobacteria, cyanotoxins, harmful algal…
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Treating Water in the Backcountry FAQs
Will my filter remove cyanotoxins from water? No. There is no known recreational water filtration method that is effective at removing cyanotoxins. Do not drink water from a water body with a suspected or posted harmful algal bloom. Can boiling water or other treatments remove cyanotoxins? No. Treatments such as boiling, disinfecting water with chlorine,…
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Fifth Water Hot Springs Recreational Monitoring
Monitoring for recreational water quality on March 16, 2023 GOOD NEWS: Samples collected on February 8 indicate that the bacteria causing rashes at Fifth Water Hot Springs (“hot tub rash”) is no longer present at harmful levels. MORE GOOD NEWS: No harmful toxins were detected over the period of March 3-12. To be save, when…
