AHS Press Release:
Recent weather has cooled lake and reservoir water temperatures to such an extent that cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) presents a low health risk, including in seven water bodies in the Central Zone, which had previously been placed under cyanobacteria advisories.
Effective immediately, Alberta Health Services has lifted the cyanobacteria advisories for:
- Astotin Lake in Elk Island National Park
- Battle Lake in the County of Wetaskiwin
- Black Nugget Lake in Beaver County
- Buck Lake in the County of Wetaskiwin
- Pigeon Lake in the County of Wetaskiwin
- Pine Lake in Red Deer County
- Wizard Lake in the County of Wetaskiwin
As always, visitors and residents are reminded to never drink or cook with untreated water directly from any recreational body of water at any time.
Note that boiling water will not remove the toxins produced by cyanobacteria.
An alternate source of drinking water should also be provided for pets and livestock any time cyanobacteria may be of concern.
