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Subject:[EXTERNAL]The issue has been brought up before to use water for Bozeman from Canyon Ferry it is dangerous
for consumption because algal blooms identified in two Montana waterways
Date:Saturday, January 27, 2024 10:21:43 PM
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Hazardous algal blooms identified in two Montana
waterways
ktvh.com
HELENA — Montana Department of Environmental Quality has issued two
caution advisories for harmful algal blooms in the state. One of the warnings
is for the Duck Creek Campground along Canyon Ferry lake this location has
been confirmed to have harmful toxins
They are an overgrowth of a certain type of algae, actually cyanobacteria that
when it grows and proliferates has the potential to produce a toxin that can
sicken humans and even kill animals and livestock," said Hannah Riedl, a
Water Quality Specialist with DEQ.
Helena reservoirs like Lake Helena and Canyon Ferry have a history of
producing harmful algae