Blue-green algae are once again invading Doctors Lake, leaving parts of the lake looking bright green.
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• Keep pets and livestock away from the area to avoid any contact with water. Waters where algae blooms are present are not safe for animals. Pets and livestock should use an alternative source of water when algae blooms are present. “What’s in the water is actually a floating plant. It’s like a phytoplankton—the basis of the food chain. When nutrients are in the water, it thrives on it and can multiply and have these blooms. How did those nutrients get into the water? Fertilizer. Septic tanks that are not hooked up properly. All that leaches into the water. It’s called nutrification.
Riverkeepers is a river watchdog group that fights to keep the river clean of contaminants. Rinaman said the blue-green algae bloom is nothing to play with.
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