Stoney Lake blue-green algae advisory, August 12

Cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) has been identified in the waters of Stoney Lake, located in the County of St. Paul.

Visitors to this lake are advised to take the following precautions:

• Avoid all contact with cyanobacterial blooms. If contact occurs, wash with tap water as soon as possible.
• Do not swim or wade or allow your pets to swim or wade in any areas where cyanobacteria is visible.
• Do not feed whole fish or fish trimmings from this lake to your pets.
• Consider limiting human consumption of whole fish and fish trimmings from this lake, as it is known that fish may store toxins in their liver. (People can safely consume fish fillets from this lake).

Learn more through the Alberta Health Services release.