07-15-2017, 12:51 PM
[#0000FF]Looking at your pics I would guess that the green goo in your pics is regular green algae...which blooms all over the lake every year.
The problem toxic stuff is "blue green" algae...with cyanotoxins. As the name suggests it leaves a blue green coating on all the shoreline rocks and gravel. And it is less likely to show up in lesser populated areas of the lake...like the Knolls...because there are no treated wastewater outlets nearby.
On the other hand, the first place it showed was in Provo Bay...where there is a major outlet of treated wastewater. Ditto around Provo Harbor and Lindon.
In short, it is not uncommon to see algae forming anywhere around the lake during the hot weather. The blue-green algae is usually less common but more problematic.
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The problem toxic stuff is "blue green" algae...with cyanotoxins. As the name suggests it leaves a blue green coating on all the shoreline rocks and gravel. And it is less likely to show up in lesser populated areas of the lake...like the Knolls...because there are no treated wastewater outlets nearby.
On the other hand, the first place it showed was in Provo Bay...where there is a major outlet of treated wastewater. Ditto around Provo Harbor and Lindon.
In short, it is not uncommon to see algae forming anywhere around the lake during the hot weather. The blue-green algae is usually less common but more problematic.
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