Harveys Lake, PA

Good morning! Please see attached information about this week's Hydrilla treatment.

The algae bloom identified on June 18, 2019 has been sampled by the Harveys Lake Borough's Consultant, Princeton Hydro. "First, we confirmed that the nuisance nearshore bloom is composed of bluegreen algae (also known as cyanobacteria)." "Both US EPA and PA DEP have recommended Health Advisories (HAs) for two cyanotoxin compounds for recreational waterbodies. These cyanotoxins are microcystins and cylindrospermopsin and their recommended HAs are 4 ug/L and 8 ug/L, respectively. We tested for both of these cyanotoxins and also retested; all results were below the detection limit of 0.3 ug/L, well below the recommended HAs. Thus, based on our sampling these cyanotoxins are not an issue of concern at this time."

Senate State Government Committee Unanimously Approves, Reports Out Bill Recognizing Eastern Hellbender: https://goo.gl/3QcNSY

Meet our new state amphibian and clean water ambassador, the Eastern Hellbender How many people from Harveys Lake and surrounding areas know what a Hellbender is?

With all the rain we've had this summer, maybe you've wondered what you can do to help reduce stormwater runoff. Here are some tips.

On Sunday, Master Watershed Stewards unveiled an educational rain barrel at Harveys Lake Police Department to the public! This project was funded through a gran...t thanks in part to the Pennsylvania Environmental Council, PA DCNR and the Pocono Forest and Waters Conservation Landscape Initiative. Thank you to Harveys Lake Police Dept. and Harveys Lake Borough for allowing us to utilize this space and educate residents and lake-goers about stormwater!!

Please join us on Sunday, July 22nd at 1pm as we unveil our educational rain barrel on the lawn at the Harveys Lake Police Station! We will briefly talk about educational tips on water conservation and the beneficial uses of rain barrels for homeowners.