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The Florida Department of Health in Lee County has issued its fifth health alert this year, four of which have been due to blue-green algae in the Caloosahatchee River.
The Sanibel Captiva Conservation Foundation says the Lee County Environmental lab reported algal toxins in the water at three locations this week.
Blooms have already formed in Lake Okeechobee this spring and things are shaping up for a repeat of 2018 in the Caloosahatchee River this summer after Hurricane Ian set in motion the same events as Irma.
Blue-green algae is showing up at several places in Lake Okeechobee and along the Caloosahatchee River.