The Division of Water has posted new announcements on its webpage.

This Week's Updates:

• Harmful Algal Bloom Notifications
• WI/PWL Water Quality Assessment Updates
• Water Finance Clearinghouse Webinars

Harmful Algal Bloom Notifications

New waterbodies with harmful algal blooms (HABs) have been added today, August 11, to DEC’s Harmful Algal Blooms Notifications webpage.

This week, 13 waterbodies were added to the notification list. There are currently 66 waterbodies with blooms on the list.

Blooms Come and Go

Blooms may be short-lived (hours) or long-lived (days). Blooms may also be isolated within a specific part of a lake or widespread throughout the lake. Lakes with isolated blooms will support recreational activities outside of the bloom area.

Avoid and Report Suspected Blooms

Because waterbodies may have harmful algal blooms that have not been reported to DEC, we recommend avoiding contact with floating mats, scum and discolored water.

If you suspect you have seen a harmful algal bloom, or you, your family, or pet has been in contact with a harmful algal bloom, please follow the instructions for reporting a bloom to DEC. If you see it, avoid it and report it!

WI/PWL Water Quality Assessment Updates

There will be no WI/PWL assessment update this month. Monthly updates will resume in September.  

Water Finance Clearinghouse Webinars

EPA will host several webinars this month on how to use the Water Finance Clearinghouse, its new water, wastewater and stormwater infrastructure funding database. All webinars are 2:00 - 3:00 PM:

• August 14
• August 18
• August 24
• August 31