The Ontario County Health Department has detected blue green algae in Honeoye Lake, and has declared a swimming ban for Sandy Bottom Beach in the Town of Richmond. Some kinds of blue green algae produce a toxin which can pose health risks to people and animals if exposed in large enough quantities. The beach will […]
Here’s a story about the Great Lake that doesn’t have to do with high water levels. The International Joint Commission has published a report saying public water systems like Monroe County’s that pump from the Great Lakes should be testing and treating for toxins from cyanobacteria. The so-called “blue green algae” that forms a scum […]
The fall weather has brought down the temperatures and brought more rain, but the Livingston County Health Department says large blue-green algae blooms were recently found on the east shoreline of Conesus Lake, from the boat launch to the north end of the lake. Officials say the large blooms dissipated after the rains on Thursday […]