May 25, 2023: Waterborne pathogen (E. coli) monitoring update GOOD NEWS: E. coli counts were measured below Utah Department of Health recreational thresholds. Sampling suggests that the water is safe from harmful bacteria and viruses.
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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. …
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Update September 30, 2021 (HABs) The DWQ HABs monitoring team visited Yuba Lake on September 29th. Harmful algal blooms were not observed. Cyanotoxin and cell density samples were not collected. As UDWQ and UDOH continue to visit and monitor waterbodies, updates will be posted. Update September 1, 2021 (Waterborne Pathogens) The Central Utah Public Health …
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Update November 2, 2020 The Warning Advisory for Yuba 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 or …
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Update December 5, 2019 The Central Utah Public Health Department has removed the Warning Advisory for Yuba Lake. Toxin test results received from the Utah Public Health Lab for samples collected by the Division of Water Quality (DWQ) on November 18, 2019, at the West Boat Ramp at Yuba Lake were well below the recreation …
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