Utah County health officials are reminding people who plan to visit Utah Lake this Labor Day weekend that an algal bloom warning advisory is still in place.
PROVO — Utah County health officials are reminding people who plan to visit Utah Lake this Labor Day weekend that a lake-wide algal bloom warning advisory is in place, as its situation has worsened since the first advisories were issued earlier this summer.monitoring updates maintained by the Utah Division of Water Quality
The warning advises people to avoid swimming or water skiing anywhere on Utah Lake, although boating and fishing are fine. Health officials say boaters should try to avoid blooms while on the water, while anglers should clean fish well and discard guts from any fish they catch at the lake and keep.Algal blooms tend to look likeAshley Sumner, a spokeswoman with the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, which oversees the Utah water quality division, told KSL.
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