The Walla Walla County Sheriff’s Division has issued data from the WW County Well being Division regarding poisonous algae blooms in Bennington Lake.
The lake, positioned about 25 miles southeast from town of Walla Walla, is a well-liked creation space. It additionally consists of the Mill Creek space.
In line with the Sheriff’s Division, the Well being Division and businesses who oversee the world have:
“…closed Bennington Lake to the general public after a discovery of blue-green algae.
The DCH has taken and is processing water samples. Updates will probably be supplied as extra data is obtained.”
They are going to proceed to watch the physique of water, and supply updates when the algae clears and it is protected for recreation.
We’re additionally watching Richland’s Columbia River shoreline, and Moses Lake for algae as effectively. Scorching document temps and decrease water ranges and flows induced this to occur.
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