Lake Hefner is a popular spot to get outdoors, but something lurking in the water could make you sick. If you re on the shoreline and you see the algae that looks like pea-green soup, it s bluish-green kind of color, it may have an oily sheen on top of it, that s going to identify the blue-green algae to you, said Leigh Ann Kitsmiller, laboratory manager for the City of Oklahoma City.Blue-green algae have been identified on the southwest side of the lake. Kitsmiller told KOCO 5 the Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality was notified immediately and the area was treated. They treated the southeastern, southwestern side of Lake Hefner on Monday, she said. In this particular case, Kitsmiller said the blue-green algae bloomed because of rainfall and nutrients from the Canadian River that flows into the lake. Lake Hefner is one of Oklahoma City s seven drinking water reservoirs, but officials said the water is OK to drink. By the time it goes through the treatment process, th
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The City Sentinel
May 6, 2021
By Staff Report
The City Sentinel, Staff Report OKLAHOMA CITY – The Arnall Family Foundation recently hired Tina Brown to serve as program officer for its criminal justice reform initiatives..