Hello PLA Community,
Unfortunately, the cyanobacteria is back at Province. DES came out today and took a sample and has issued a Warning. As such, the signs will be going back up. See the official notification below.
Regards,
The PLA
Hi All,
A cyanobacteria warning has been issued for your waterbody. Please see below for information.
| Waterbody | Province Lake, Effingham and Wakefield |
| Status | WARNING |
| Issued | 8/2/2024 |
| Bloom Description (picture attached) | Thick green clouds of material and light green films on surface of water. |
| Cyanobacteria Taxa | Dolichospermum |
| Cyanobacteria Density (cells/mL) | 535,000 |
| Notes | Bloom is appearing in many locations along the south shoreline. |
Warnings are issued when cell counts exceed 70,000 cells/mL. NHDES advises lake users to not wade or swim in or near the vicinity of a bloom during a warning. Please also keep pets and livestock out. The warning is intended as a precautionary measure for short term exposure. Please see our newly updated FAQs for more information.
NHDES will resample in a week. Warnings remain active until the bloom subsides. I will reach out to you before then for updates. If you have information on where accumulated material is being observed at that time, please let us know to guide our sampling efforts. You can also see warning details on the Health Swimming Mapper.
To the health officer or other official responsible for posting signs, please post cyanobacteria warning signs at all public access points. We have a new version of the sign available for use. Please feel free to print and use this new sign until we can deliver a laminated version to you. Please let us know how many and the address to drop off new signs if you are interested. NHDES will be in contact again once the warning is lifted and signs can be removed.
Please forward this email to other residents / community members who need this information. If they would like to be added to the email distribution list, please have them sign up to be directly included on future communications from NHDES. If you prefer to no longer receive these sampling updates, simply respond, and indicate “unsubscribe”.
Best,
Kate Hastings
Program Coordinator
The CyanoHAB Team
Cyanobacteria Harmful Algal Bloom Program
Watershed Management Bureau, Water Division
New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services
29 Hazen Drive, P.O. Box 95, Concord, NH 03302-0095
603-848-8094 hab@des.nh.gov