State water quality officials have implemented a health watch and are advising people to take precautions before recreating in the water.
near Fossil Falls Park on the Virgin River, just east of the St. George Dinosaur Discovery Site at Johnson Farm. Another dog became ill about the same time frame, and two more dogs became sick after exposure earlier this month.
The toxic algae, she added, is often submerged and attached to rocks, aquatic plants and manmade structures such as concrete walls. As they grow in size, the mats can accumulate air bubbles that cause them to detach and float downstream on the surface of the water. Unlike algae blooms, which are often found in lakes and reservoirs and turn most of the water green, Bonner explained, the water in the Virgin River is clean except for the problem areas where the algae mats are present.
“We’re seeing more recreation than ever before along the Virgin River,” she said. “We have more people and dogs playing in the water and so the probability of someone getting sick is much higher.”
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