Payson Lakes Recreational Monitoring
Monitoring updates will resume in June 2023
Read MoreMonitoring updates will resume in June 2023
Read MoreMonitoring for harmful algal blooms on November 22, 2022 Recreational water quality monitoring has ended for the season. Utah County Health Department has removed the Danger Advisory at Big East Lake. Know how to recognize the signs of a harmful algal bloom and recreate safely. Monitoring will resume in summer 2023. Monitoring for harmful algal …
Read MoreUpdate October 18, 2021 (HABs) HABs samples taken from the Big East Lake shoreline on October 5th show toxigenic cell density results of 33,393 cells/mL of Microcystis, which is below the UDWQ/UDOH recommended Warning Advisory threshold. The DWQ HABs team will continue to monitor the situation closely. Update October 6, 2021 (HABs) The DWQ HABs …
Read MoreThis page will be updated as we monitor and process samples from the water body.
Read MoreUpdate November 2, 2020 The Warning Advisory for Big East Lake has been removed as a result of the end of the sampling and monitoring recreation season. 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 …
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Read MoreUpdate November 12, 2019 The Utah County Health Department (UCHD) has removed the Warning Advisory for Box Lake, Big East Lake, and McClellan Lake in the Payson Lakes Complex. Toxin test results from the Utah Public Health Lab (UPHL) for samples collected by the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) on October 9, 2019, at all …
Read MoreData Update: October 11, 2016 Caution advisories were removed from McKellen and Box Lakes on October 5, 2016. Big East Lake remains closed for the season. The Division of Water Quality (DWQ) collected samples last week but doesn’t anticipate changes to the advisories until the end of October. Update: September 19, 2016 Utah County Health …
Read MoreSee photos from Big East Lake showing harmful algal blooms.
Read MoreFind the latest 2018 harmful algal bloom monitoring updates and health advisories for Payson Lakes here.
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