After several weeks of being in a blue-green algae watch, Melvern’s Outlet Swim Pond is back into an algae warning.
Whenever a warning is issued, lake water should not be consumed — even if there is no algae visible — and all water contact should be avoided. Lake water is unsafe for pets and livestock to drink and pets should not eat dried algae.
Blue-green algae is highly toxic to people and animals. If you see a scum on top of the water as well as a paint-like surface, small floating blue-green clumps or the water is an opaque green, a harmful bloom may well be present.
There are now 12 bodies of water under an algae warning. Another nine, including Overbrook City Lake, are in an algae watch.
