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Cyanobacteria are not algae at all. They are primitive bacteria found naturally in fresh and salt water all over the world. They are a beneficial bacteria that helped to create and sustain our oxygen atmosphere. In Warm weather, nutrients and low water flow can help these bacteria multiply quickly into what we call a bloom. Sometimes these blooms can produce cyanotoxins that can be harmful to people and pets.
Not all blooms are harmful, but some cyanobacteria can produce cyanotoxins that can cause serious illness or death in pets, livestock and wildlife. These toxins can also make people sick, and in sensitive individuals also cause a red, raised rash or skin, ear and eye irritation.
Exposure occurs when you swallow water with cyanotoxins during recreational activity, or when using affected water for drinking or cooking. Cyanotoxins are not absorbed through the skin, however, a red, raised rash or irritation of the skin and eyes can develop after contact with a bloom.
Unfortunately, you can't tell if a bloom is producing toxins just by looking at it. Nor is the size of the bloom associated with the amount of toxins a bloom may be producing. Because we don't know why or when cyanobacteria produce toxins, it's impossible to predict when toxins are present unless sampling and testing is done.
Stay out of water in or around a bloom and keep children and pets away. Never drink or cook with affected water, and do not allow your pet to drink water from the area. Although toxins are not absorbed through the skin, if you or your pet come in contact with a bloom, wash your skin or your pet thoroughly with another source of water and soap ifavailable.
Personal water filtration devices for camping or hiking have not been proven to be effective. Boiling water does not remove toxins and in fact, can increase toxins through evaporation. Most home filtration and treatment devices used to purify water drawn through private intakes are not capable of reducing or removing c cyanotoxins. However, for microcystin the global public health organization - NSF International has developed a microcystin test method for drinking water treatment units (NSF protocol 477). the method can verify a water filter's ability to reduce microcystin to below the health advisory levels for drinking water set by the EPA. Certified systems for the reduction of microcystin can be found here. If you do not own one of the certified systems, or there are other cyanotoxins present, the only way to know if an in-home treatment system is effective at removing or reducing these toxins is to have your drinking water tested when a bloom is identified near your intake.
The public can access recreational data that triggers a recreational use advisory on the cyanobacteria (harmful algae) bloom website here: OHA does not post data below the recreational health advisory levels on the website.
The recreational use advisory values are based on incidental ingestion of water while people are recreating in water bodies affected by a cyanobacteria bloom and the cyanotoxins that may be produced.
Since people are not intentionally drinking water while swimming, water skiing, wake-boarding or during other recreational activities, the amount of water incidentally ingested over time is much smaller than the amount ingested by children and adults when drinking tap water.
For this reason, OHA uses the recreational values when determining exposures for children and adults while showering, washing hands, cleaning countertops, washing/rinsing teething rings, and all other activities thatcould result in incidental ingestion.
Lake Powell is one of the largest man-made reservoirs in the U.S.A. With 96 side canyons, nearly 2,000 miles of shoreline, high summer temperatures, and fluctuating reservoir levels, its waters experience a wide range of water quality conditions.
A number of conditions can cause potential water quality issues, including elevated Escherichia coli (E. coli) counts, on Lake Powell, at Lees Ferry, and on Colorado River tributaries. These include:
Headwaters of the many canyons along the lake (that are experiencing snow melt, rainwater runoff, or intense monsoonal storms coming from the plateaus and mountains) can pick up E. coli from livestock and wildlife waste and transport it to the reservoir.
Frequently visited areas (Antelope Canyon, areas near Lone Rock, popular house boat and accessible shoreline beaches, etc.) where visitors fail to use portable toilets, wag bags or other approved waste disposal methods.
Anytime that you do recreational activities (swimming, water skiing, making sand castles, etc.) on the beaches or in the waters of Lake Powell you are strongly encouraged to follow basic hygiene practices:
With warm summer water temperatures and plentiful nutrients from monsoonal storms there is a possibility that conditions leading to Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) may develop. HABs occur when normally occurring cyanobacteria in the water multiply quickly to form visible colonies or blooms. These blooms sometimes produce potent cyanotoxins that pose serious health risks to humans and animals. Stay out of the water and avoid any contact with water or scums if you see pale-green or pea-green scum on or in the water and suspect a waterbody is experiencing a harmful algal bloom.
Report potential harmful algal blooms to an NPS ranger, to the AIS staff inspecting boats at the boat ramp, or to NPS staff at the visitor centers. You can also call and leave a message at 928-608-6539 noting the canyon and/or location on the lake.
Swimming pools, spas, lakes, reservoirs, rivers, slot canyon pools, and sandstone tanks full of water are all potential sources of recreational water illnesses. Recreational water illnesses typically affect a person's stomach and intestines, skin, or respiratory system. If you think you have a recreational water illness that needs medical attention, contact your health care provider.
Gastrointestinal illnesses affect a person's stomach and intestines, and can cause diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. The following gastrointestinal illnesses have been associated with recreational water activities.
Cryptosporidium (Crypto)
Crypto is one of the most common causes of water recreation diarrhea illness in the United States. The germ is found in people's stool. It's highly resistant to chlorine disinfection and can survive in a pool for as long as ten days. Swallowing contaminated water is how people are often infected. To help stop the spread of Crypto, people with diarrhea shouldn't go swimming.
Giardia
Giardia is another common cause of diarrhea found in infected people's stool and beaver are a common carrier. It can take about 45 minutes for this germ to be killed by chlorine disinfection in pools. You shouldn't swim if you have diarrhea and you should always avoid swallowing water while swimming.
Shigella
Shigella causes severe diarrhea, which is often bloody. It can be spread if an infected person with diarrhea swims or plays in areas such as beaches or inadequately disinfected pools. Having hand washing stations with soap near swimming areas helps keep the water from becoming contaminated.
E. coli O157:H7
People can get an E. coli infection by swallowing lake water while swimming. Symptoms are similar to Shigella and include severe diarrhea and bloody stool. This infection can be life-threatening and cause permanent damage to the kidneys. Swimming at contaminated beaches are potential sources of infection.
Norovirus
Noroviruses are very contagious and can spread through an infected person's stool or vomit. The illness often begins suddenly and usually includes nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach cramps. Chlorine disinfection helps kill this virus in pools, but lakes and beaches can be contaminated. Avoid swallowing water while swimming to help prevent infection.