By Alberta Health Services

No Longer A Health Concern

AHS lifts blue-green algae bloom, water quality advisories

Nov 3, 2021 | 12:03 PM

Recent weather has cooled lake and reservoir water temperatures to such an extent that blue-green algae is no longer a health concern, including in eight water bodies in Central Zone, which had previously been placed under blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) bloom advisories.

Effective immediately, Alberta Health Services (AHS) has lifted the blue-green algae (cyanobacteria) bloom advisories for:

Alix Lake

Astotin Lake

Bigelow Reservoir

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Buck Lake

Haunted Lake

Little Beaver Lake

Wapasu Lake

Windsor Lake

AHS has also lifted the water quality advisory for:

Ebeling Beach at Aspen Beach Provincial Park on Gull Lake

As always, visitors and residents are reminded to never drink or cook with untreated water directly from any recreational body of water, at any time.