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Executive Director’s OfficeReport a Bloom
24-Hour DEQ Environment Incidents Line: (801) 536-4123
Call Utah Poison Control Center
If you believe you or your pet have been exposed to a harmful algal bloom, call (800) 222-1222.
Monitoring for harmful algal blooms on November 4, 2022
Recreational water quality monitoring has ended for the season.
As of last monitoring on 9/22 no visual evidence of a bloom was observed at Yuba Lake. Know how to recognize the signs of a harmful algal bloom and recreate safely.
Monitoring will resume in summer 2023.
Monitoring for waterborne pathogens on September 22, 2022
GOOD NEWS: E. coli counts were measured below Utah Department of Health recreational thresholds. Sampling did not indicate the presence of illness-causing waterborne pathogens.
Sites Sampled: West Beach, North Beach
Monitoring for harmful algal blooms on September 14, 2022
GOOD NEWS: Our monitoring team did not see any visible signs of a harmful algal bloom.
Sites Observed: West Beach, North Beach
Monitoring for waterborne pathogens on August 31, 2022
GOOD NEWS: E. coli counts were measured below Utah Department of Health recreational thresholds. Sampling did not indicate the presence of illness-causing waterborne pathogens.
Sites Sampled: West Beach
Monitoring for harmful algal blooms on August 18, 2022
GOOD NEWS: E. coli counts were measured below Utah Department of Health recreational thresholds. Sampling did not indicate the presence of illness-causing waterborne pathogens.
Sites Sampled: North Beach, West Beach
Monitoring for harmful algal blooms on August 10, 2022
GOOD NEWS: Our monitoring team did not see any visible signs of a harmful algal bloom.
Sites Observed: West Beach, North Beach
Monitoring for waterborne pathogens on August 2, 2022
GOOD NEWS: E. coli counts were measured below Utah Department of Health recreational thresholds. Sampling did not indicate the presence of illness-causing waterborne pathogens.
Sites Sampled: East Beach (Eagle View), North Beach, West Beach
Monitoring for harmful algal blooms on July 18, 2022
GOOD NEWS: Our monitoring team did not see any visible signs of a harmful algal bloom.
Sites Observed: West Beach
Monitoring for harmful algal blooms on June 28, 2022
GOOD NEWS: Our monitoring team did not see any visible signs of a harmful algal bloom.
Sites Observed: At North Beach, West Beach
Monitoring for waterborne pathogens on June 21, 2022
GOOD NEWS: E. coli counts were measured below Utah Department of Health recreational thresholds. Sampling did not indicate the presence of illness-causing waterborne pathogens.
Sites Sampled: Each Beach (Eagle View), North Beach, West Beach
The Division of Water Quality and the Utah Department of Health will monitor this site for waterborne pathogens and harmful algal blooms this summer, beginning in June 2022. We will share updates here.
