Central West Regional Algal Coordinating Committeeは、藍藻類の発生のある池の水が有害であることを認識し、周辺住民へ水遊び、家庭用水、スイミング、犬などの動物への使用を控えるよう「赤信号」を発令しました。
Algae worries
Blue Green Algae has been detected in Lake Forbes and residents are being advised that the water may contain potentially harmful toxins.
A Red Alert Warning has been issued for the watercourse and the Central West Regional Algal Coordinating Committee has advised that the waters of Lake Forbes are unsuitable for recreation, domestic use, swimming, contact or for animals.
Locals are being advised not to drink, enter or swim in the Lake and landholders with stock along the foreshore are being advised to remove them.
Dogs are particularly susceptible to Blue-Green Algae poisoning due their habit of licking their coat and should be kept away from the water. Mussels and crayfish from infected waterways should not be consumed and fish should have their internal organs removed and disposed of before a through cleaning in uncontaminated water.
There can be serious consequences after contact with the algae which produces potent liver and neurotoxins, along with skin irritants.
These toxins can cause gastroenteritis and skin and eye irritations. Boiling the water does not eliminate the danger.
David Tinlin is the Water Services Manager at Forbes Shire Council.
Mr Tinlin said Blue-Green Algal levels in the river remains at virtually zero and residents can feel safe in the town water supply.
However the prevalence of Blue-Green Algae in the Lake has been gradually building across the summer and recent testing has revealed unsafe levels.
Mr Tinlin said the Lake can provide ideal conditions for the growth of Blue-Green Algae with a combination of nutrient rich waters and shallow water depth.
The optimum growth of Blue-Green Algae occurs at 25 degrees and with high levels of light.
The shallow depth of the Lake allows the water course to maintain a high water temperature and high light levels.
Run-off from the streets and gutters of Forbes flows into the Lake and increases nutrient content and high numbers of mud feeding carp stir nutrient rich sediment into the waters.
The Department of Water and Energy is advising anyone coming into contact with the Lake to avoid water which appears bright green or where an obvious green scum is present.
Blue Green algae is usually very noticeable and appear as clumps or specks in the water. A distinctively musty or earthy odour is usually associated with the algal blooms.
Blue-Green Algae (also known as cyanobacteria) are the only species known to be toxic in fresh water.
“It will probably stay high until the water temperature starts to cool a bit because the other conditions will stay the same,” Mr Tinlin said.
Information updates about Blue-Green Algae blooms can be obtained from the Algal Information hotline on 1800 999 457.
Algae worries
Blue Green Algae has been detected in Lake Forbes and residents are being advised that the water may contain potentially harmful toxins.
A Red Alert Warning has been issued for the watercourse and the Central West Regional Algal Coordinating Committee has advised that the waters of Lake Forbes are unsuitable for recreation, domestic use, swimming, contact or for animals.
Locals are being advised not to drink, enter or swim in the Lake and landholders with stock along the foreshore are being advised to remove them.
Dogs are particularly susceptible to Blue-Green Algae poisoning due their habit of licking their coat and should be kept away from the water. Mussels and crayfish from infected waterways should not be consumed and fish should have their internal organs removed and disposed of before a through cleaning in uncontaminated water.
There can be serious consequences after contact with the algae which produces potent liver and neurotoxins, along with skin irritants.
These toxins can cause gastroenteritis and skin and eye irritations. Boiling the water does not eliminate the danger.
David Tinlin is the Water Services Manager at Forbes Shire Council.
Mr Tinlin said Blue-Green Algal levels in the river remains at virtually zero and residents can feel safe in the town water supply.
However the prevalence of Blue-Green Algae in the Lake has been gradually building across the summer and recent testing has revealed unsafe levels.
Mr Tinlin said the Lake can provide ideal conditions for the growth of Blue-Green Algae with a combination of nutrient rich waters and shallow water depth.
The optimum growth of Blue-Green Algae occurs at 25 degrees and with high levels of light.
The shallow depth of the Lake allows the water course to maintain a high water temperature and high light levels.
Run-off from the streets and gutters of Forbes flows into the Lake and increases nutrient content and high numbers of mud feeding carp stir nutrient rich sediment into the waters.
The Department of Water and Energy is advising anyone coming into contact with the Lake to avoid water which appears bright green or where an obvious green scum is present.
Blue Green algae is usually very noticeable and appear as clumps or specks in the water. A distinctively musty or earthy odour is usually associated with the algal blooms.
Blue-Green Algae (also known as cyanobacteria) are the only species known to be toxic in fresh water.
“It will probably stay high until the water temperature starts to cool a bit because the other conditions will stay the same,” Mr Tinlin said.
Information updates about Blue-Green Algae blooms can be obtained from the Algal Information hotline on 1800 999 457.