Monitoring for harmful algal blooms on November 4, 2022 Recreational water quality monitoring has ended for the season. Summit County Health Department has removed the Warning Advisory. As of last sampling on 10/24 a HAB was still present at Echo Reservoir. Know how to recognize the signs of a harmful algal bloom and recreate safely. …
Read MoreUpdate August 31, 2021 (HABs) Samples taken from the reservoir on Aug 26, 2021 show toxigenic cell density results below UDWQ/UDOH recommended Warning Advisory threshold of 100,000 cells/mL. Routine monitoring will resume monthly. Update August 27, 2021 (HABs) The DWQ HABs monitoring team re-visited Echo Reservoir on August 26th. Harmful algal blooms were observed at …
Read MoreUpdate November 2, 2020 The Utah Division of Water Quality’s water recreation season runs from May 1 through October 31. At this time, no further monitoring or sampling for harmful algal blooms or waterborne pathogens at priority water bodies will be conducted until May 2021. This does not mean that the potential for harmful algal …
Read MoreUpdate October 18, 2019 The Summit County Health Department lifted the Warning Advisory for Echo Reservoir on October 18, 2019, after consecutive sampling showed toxin levels and cyanobacteria cell-count concentrations had fallen below the advisory threshold. Update October 11, 2019 Cyanobacteria cell-count concentrations and toxin test results for samples collected by the Division of Water …
Read MoreData Update November 1, 2017 The Summit County Health Department (SCHD) sampled Echo Reservoir on October 31, 2017. Toxin test strips results for the samples were all below the UDEQ-UDOH action level for mycrocystins, cylindrospermopsin, and anatoxin-a. Based on these findings, SCHD lifted the “Warning Advisory” for Echo Reservoir on November 1, 2017, and removed …
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Find the latest 2018 harmful algal bloom monitoring updates and health advisories for Echo Reservoir here.
Read MoreRead about Utah DEQ’s regulatory interests in Rockport and Echo Reservoirs.
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