The health warning which
has been in place at Lake Waihola where levels of
cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) have been cause for concern
has now been lifted, and the lake is now safe for public
use.
Three consecutive samples of water from the lake
(taken between 18 and 30 January) have confirmed that
cyanobacteria levels are low enough to warrant the health
warning being lifted. The Otago Regional Council is today
removing warning signs from the lake shore.
ORC will
continue to monitor the lake as part of its contact
recreation monitoring, which will continue to the end of
March.
ORC manager resource science Dr Dean Olsen said the
council appreciated the public’s compliance with the
warning, and their understanding, especially as the warning
was in place for a large portion of the summer holiday
break.
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