Visit the Harmful Algal Blooms page for all current HABs info.
Recently, EPA finalized their guidance as Clean Water Act 304(a) human health criteria, and now, Utah is incorporating these updated thresholds into our guidance. View the Guidance Summary to see updated guidance thresholds or to provide public comment.
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Read MoreWaterfowl 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 …
Read MoreUpdate 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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Read MoreUpdate 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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Read MoreUpdate 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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Read MoreVisit 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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