Hi All,

If you have been around for the last few days, this should not be a surprise as the entire lake has been green.  Never seen it like this before.  As a result, DES tested again today and had several areas well above the limit.  See official report below.

The PLA

Hi All,

The cyanobacteria warning remains at your lake, please see below for details.

Waterbody	Province Lake, Effingham/Wakefield
Status	WARNINGremains
Issued	8/2/2024
Resampled (most recent sampling date)	8/22/2024
Cyanobacteria Taxa	Dolichospermum
Notes	The cyanobacteria density continues to exceed the state limit of 70,000 cell/mL, so the warning will remain active.The results from sampling locations are as follows:Remmick Rd, Effingham: 8,350,000 cells/mLOak Ave, Effingham: 11,000 cells/mLAmes Park, East Wakefield: 2,550,000 cells/mLBonnyman Rd @ Lilac Dr, East Wakefield: 29,600 cells/mLBonnyman Rd @ Silver Hill Dr, East Wakefield: 766,000 cells/mL

Please keep signs posted at public access points. NHDES will arrange for sampling again next week. Warning details can also be found on the Healthy Swimming Mapper. If you click on the waterbody, you can see our most recent sampling date. When warnings are lifted, the red symbol for the waterbody will no longer be on the map, and the waterbody will not be listed under “Current Cyanobacteria Warnings”.

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Best,

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