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Utah Lake, Scofield among infested waterbodies
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Kristin Murphy, Deseret News
Utah’s drought is driving reservoir levels down and contributing to the spread of harmful algal blooms as the state continues to swelter under the heat and the prime season for bloom formations remains ahead.
A half-dozen water bodies in the state are under some sort of advisory because of the presence of cyanobacteria, which can kill pets and sicken people.
Scofield Reservoir is under a danger advisory because of an off-the-charts cell count of 72,825,198 per milliliter.
Kate Fickas, with the Utah Department of Environmental Quality, said the cell count at Scofield is unusual.