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October 5, 2024 552 am PDT
Bridgeport Reservoir HAB Advisory issued
News release from California Water Boards
Harmful algal bloom confirmed at Bridgeport
Reservoir; public urged to avoid water activities
October 3, 2024 Contact: Nick Cahill – Public Information Officer
MONO COUNTY –Tests have confirmed harmful algal blooms at multiple locations in
Mono County’s Bridgeport Reservoir, prompting the Lahontan Regional Water Quality
Control Board to urge people and pets to stay out of the water.
The Lahontan Regional Water Board has posted a recreational “warning” advisory for
the Old Marina Boat Ramp area and a “danger” advisory for areas near the dam and RV
park to alert lake users of the elevated health risk. Until the advisories are lifted, people
visiting the popular boating and fishing lake located approximately 25 miles north of
Mono Lake should mind the following harmful algal blooms (HABs) guidance:
Warning (Old Marina Boat Ramp)
- No swimming.
- Do not let pets and other animals go into or drink the water, or eat scum on the
shore.
- Stay away from scum, and cloudy or discolored water.
- Do not use this water for drinking or cooking. Boiling or filtering will not make the
water safe.
- For fish caught here, throw away guts and clean fillets with tap water or bottled
water before cooking.
Danger (RV Park and Dam)
- Stay out of the water until further notice, including watercraft.
- Do not let pets and other animals drink or go into the water, or go near the scum.
- Stay away from scum, and cloudy or discolored water.
- Do not eat fish from this water.
- Do not use this water for drinking or cooking. Boiling or filtering will not make the
water safe.
Walker River Irrigation District, a regional partner that assists with HABs monitoring,
noticed a potential bloom at Bridgeport Reservoir during a post-Labor Day assessment.
Results from samples taken Sept. 23 at Old Marina Boat Ramp, the RV park and dam
areas confirmed toxins were present at levels that exceed the warning and danger level
thresholds. The blooms remain visible and appear to be extensive, so please steer clear
of any visual signs of the bloom.
Hazardous Weather Outlook issued by NWS Hanford 335 am PDT Sat Oct 5
HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM PDT SUNDAY...Hot conditions expected with temperatures reaching up to 103 degrees during the period. Moderate heat risk expected.
IMPACTS...Heat related illnesses increase significantly during high heat events.
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of
the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Take extra precautions when outside. Wear lightweight and loose fitting clothing. Try to limit strenuous activities to early morning
or evening. Take action when you see symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat
should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1.
Impacting West Side Mountains north of 198-Los Banos - Dos Palos-Merced -
Madera - Mendota-Planada - Le Grand - Snelling-Coalinga - Avenal-
West Side of Fresno and Kings Counties-Caruthers - San Joaquin -
Selma-Fresno-Clovis-West Side Mountains South of 198-Buttonwillow
- Lost Hills - I5-Delano-Wasco-Shafter-Hanford - Corcoran -
Lemoore-Visalia - Porterville - Reedley-Buena Vista-Bakersfield-
Southeast San Joaquin Valley-South End San Joaquin Valley-
Mariposa Madera Foothills-Mariposa-Madera Lower Sierra-Fresno-
Tulare Foothills-Fresno-Tulare Lower Sierra-South End Sierra
Foothills-South End of the Lower Sierra-
Including the cities of Sanger, Wasco, Bakersfield, Madera,
Selma, Shafter, Mariposa, Tulare, Hanford, North Fork, Alpaugh,
Delano, Taft, Lemoore, Richgrove, San Luis Reservoir, Fresno,
Lost Hills, Goshen, Planada, Los Banos, Kerman, Coarsegold, Lake
Mcclure, Five Points, Porterville, Bass Lake, Auberry, Kingsburg,
Buttonwillow, Le Grand, Arvin, Camp Nelson, Kettleman City,
Atwater, McKittrick, Corcoran, Merced, Parlier, Avenal, Lamont,
Fish Camp, Blackwells Corner, Visalia, Millerton Lake, Lemoore
Station, El Portal, Oakhurst, and Coalinga
See the brown tags on the map to the right for low flow levels in the 1st percentile range, some of the lowest levels recorded on this date in eighty-one years of monitoring New River near Westmoreland and 63 years monitoring the Alamo River near Niland. No extreme high flows or flood events are recorded in the monitoring network as of this report.
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