“We don’t have an idea of how long this event will last.”Related: US west coast toxic algae bloom might be largest ever, say scientistsToxic algae is a problem around the country. Combine that with hot summer weather and Utah Lake became a perfect petri dish for the cyanobacteria. “We’ve been loading the Utah Lake in one form or another for 150 years, and it’s catching up with us,” Gaddis said. New efforts to clean out bottom-feeding carp are improving the water quality, but he worries the algae bloom will be a blow to its image. A huge toxic algae bloom in Utah has closed one of the largest freshwater lakes west of the Mississippi river, sickening more than 100 people and leaving farmers scrambling for clean water during some of the hottest days of the year.

Source: The Guardian July 22, 2016 22:15 UTC