The Lake Is Open For Fun

With the Blue Green Algae (BGA) alert level sitting on green, Lake Wyangan is open for a splashing good time.

The green alert levels mean there are no restrictions on the recreational use of the lake.

Council announced it would continue to regularly monitor the level of BGA and provide updates via the website at www.griffith.nsw.gov.au.

Council’s Principal Officer, Environment, Raju Maddi said recent work to treat the North lake with a chemical algaecide had been a successful exercise.

“We are really happy that we’ve had a good outcome from using EarthTecTM to treat BGA,” Mr Maddi said.

“It appears that the treatment has worked and we hope that counts will continue to decline further.”

Griffith Mayor, Councillor Doug Curran said the treatment, carried out at three sites within the North Lake last month, seemed to have achieved the desired result.

“I’m really glad to see this kind of progress being made at Lake Wyangan to tackle this major issue,” Councillor Curran said.

“Council is fully committed to finding a long-term, sustainable solution to the many issues affecting Lake Wyangan and this is a really good start.”

Sampling for algae will be undertaken twice a week, with the community updated if it drops back to amber or red alert levels.

Maintenance and dosing of chemical algaecide may be required to maintain green alert levels.

At green alert levels. BGA is present in the water at low densities, possibly signalling the early stages of the development of a bloom, or a period where a bloom is declining.

These low densities do not pose a threat to recreational, stock or domestic use.

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