Advisory for Lake Nepahwin, Ontario

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Lake Nepahwin

Type: Cyanobacteria Bloom  -  Inactive

Issued: 9/7/2017

Details:

The Sudbury & District Health Unit and the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change 
have confirmed the blue-green algal bloom at Laurentian University Beach 
on Lake Nepahwin in Greater Sudbury.


The Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change is testing water samples to confirm the presence of blue-green algae.


As a precaution, the Health Unit has posted signs advising the public to avoid swimming, drinking the water, 
and allowing pets into the water if the algal bloom is present at the beach. 

If no bloom is present, water can be used for regular recreational activities.