Tag: Algae

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Advice for Hunters During Harmful Algal Blooms

Waterfowl hunting season in Utah begins in October, and while hunters are prepared with decoys, dogs, and ammunition, they may not be prepared to recognize and avoid harmful algal blooms (HABs) on Utah waterbodies. On October 31, the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) stops monitoring for HABs as temperatures drop and weather conditions worsen during …

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Maybey Pond Algal Bloom Monitoring 2019

Update October 31, 2019 Toxin test results received from the Utah Public Health Lab (UPHL) for samples collected on October 17, 2019, and October 25, 2019, at Maybey Pond showed anatoxin-a and microcystin levels well below the recreation health-based threshold for a Warning Advisory. Cyanobacteria cell-count concentration results are pending from PhycoTech. A Warning Advisory …

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Upper Kents Lake Algal Bloom Monitoring 2019

Update November 12, 2019 The Southwest Utah Public Health Department (SUPHD) has removed the Warning Advisory for Upper Kents Lake. Toxin test results from the Utah Public Health Lab (UPHL) for samples collected by the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) on October 23, 2019, at the access point at Upper Kents Lake were well below …

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Kents Lake Algal Bloom Monitoring 2019

Update November 12, 2019 The Southwest Utah Public Health Department (SUPHD) has removed the Warning Advisory for Kents Lake. Toxin test results from the Utah Public Health Lab (UPHL) for samples collected by the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) on October 23, 2019, at the access point at Kents Lake exceeded the recreation health-based threshold …

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East Canyon Reservoir Algal Bloom Monitoring 2019

Visit the 2019 Photo Gallery Update November 19, 2019 Toxin test results received from the Utah Public Health Lab (UPHL) for samples collected on November 12, 2019, at Taylor Hollow at East Canyon Reservoir showed anatoxin-a levels that exceeded the recreation health-based threshold for a Warning Advisory. Microcystin levels were well below the advisory threshold. …

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Lower Box Creek Reservoir Algal Bloom Monitoring 2019

Visit the 2019 Photo Gallery Update November 7, 2019 The Central Utah Public Health Department (CUPHD) has removed the Warning Advisory on Lower Box Creek Reservoir. Toxin test results received from the Utah Public Health Lab (UPHL) for samples collected by the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) at the Access Point on October 24, 2019, …

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