SEPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
October 2019
Freshwater HABs Newsletter
10th US SYMPOSIUM
ON HARMFUL ALGAE
Orange Beach, Alabama
November 3 8,2019
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
EPA's Approaches to Reduce Nutrient Loadings for Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs)
Management Reguest
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), as part of its Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program
announces the release of the Approaches to Reduce Nutrient Loadings for Harmful Algal Blooms Management
Request for Applications (RFA). EPA is seeking research on nutrient treatment technologies, best management
practices, and agricultural conservation practice systems to reduce excess nutrient loadings and thereby
prevent and control HABs. EPA aims to promote scientific progress towards preventing and controlling harmful
algal blooms by seeking applications proposing research to:
1.	Determine the effectiveness of existing nutrient treatment technologies.
2.	Evaluate the scale-up of emerging nutrient treatment technologies and develop new technologies.
3.	Develop best management practices to help both rural and urban communities control nutrients in their
watersheds.
Close Date: December 10, 2019 For information on eligibility, project specifications, or to apply go here.
***An Informational Webinar will be held on November 6 at 2:00 p.m. EST. Click here to register.
NOAA's Proposals for the Prevention, Control and Mitigation of Harmful Algal Blooms
(PCMHAB) and HAB Socioeconomics Research Programs
The NCCOS Competitive Research Program (CRP) has posted Fiscal Year 2020 Federal Funding Opportunities
(FFOs) for the Prevention, Control and Mitigation of Harmful Algal Blooms (PCMHAB) program and Harmful
Algal Bloom (HAB) Socioeconomics Research program. The deadline for Letters of Intent for both programs is
November 11. 2019. and for full applications is January 10. 2020.
The HAB Socioeconomic program funds socioeconomic research to assess impacts of the social and economic
costs of HAB events as well as the costs and benefits of prevention, control, and mitigation efforts.
The PCMHAB Program supports the development, improvement and implementation of new and innovative
prevention, control and mitigation technologies and strategies to help address the ever growing HABs issue in
every state, in addition to supporting the socioeconomic research that assesses the impacts of HAB events.
These programs expect to fund up 6 projects at the level of $200,000 to $400,000 per year per proposal, for
up to three years in duration. In addition, 1-2 large projects up to 4 years in duration are expected to be
funded under PCMHAB at approximately $600,000 per year per proposal. The focus of PCMHAB is to develop,
demonstrate, and make widely available new socially and environmentally acceptable strategies and methods
for preventing, controlling, and mitigating HABs and their impacts.

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This newsletter was created bv Dr. Leslev D'Analada, Office of Science
and Technology, Office of Water. Mention of trade names, products, or
services does not convey and should not be interpreted as conveying
official EPA endorsement, approval or recommendation for use.

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Ohio River Locks and Dams
Major Cities
Ohio River
Major Tributaries
KY Recreational Public Health Advisory

I I States
HABs Results (pg/L)
Cincinnati

-Kentucky Recreational Public Health Advisory
Began: 9/26/2019
-Samples Collected by: ORSANCO, USEPA 3,
No. KY Water, WV-AM Water, KY DOW.
-Date: 10/15/2019
Ohio River Locks and Dams

jor Tributaries
Recreational Public Health Advisory
Cincinnati
(M9/L)
-Kentucky Recreational Public Health Advisory:
9/26/2019 thru Present
-Samples Collected by. ORSANCO & USACOE
-Date: 10/29/2019

On Oct. 22, the U.S. EPA unveiled an updated the Great Lakes Restoration
Initiative (GLRI) Action Plan III to guide the actions of federal agencies and
their many partners over the next 5 years to protect and restore the Great Lakes
— fueling local and regional economies and community revitalization efforts across
the basin. The US EPA also announced $11 million in funding for grants to support
GLRI projects in Michigan.
EPA's Hypoxia Task Force Newsletter October 2019 - provides information
about the HTF, highlight recent state activities, and include a snapshot of recent
federal agency activities, publications, and resources.
Recently Published Articles
Metatranscriptomic Analyses of Diel Metabolic Functions Purina a
Microcystis Bloom in Western Lake Erie (United States)
Davenport Emily J., Neudeck Michelle J., Matson Paul G., Bullerjahn George S., Davis
Timothy W., Wilhelm Steven W., Denney Maddie K., Krausfeldt Lauren E., Stough
Joshua M. A., Meyer Kevin A., Dick Gregory J,, Johengen Thomas H., Lindquist Erika.
Tringe Susannah G., McKay Robert Michael L, Frontiers in Microbiology. Vol. 10,
2019, 2081
Study of cvanotoxin degradation and evaluation of their transformation
products in surface waters by LC-OTOF MS
Cristina Leon, Clara Boix, Eduardo Beltran, Gustavo Penuela, Francisco Lopez, Juan
V. Sancho, Felix Hernandez, Chemosphere, Volume 229, 2019, Pages 538-548.
Major Cities
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KY
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HABs Results
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Chronology of a Bloom - Ohio River HABs Monitoring
Ohio River HABs 10/01/2019-10/09/2019
Ohio River HABs 10/15/2019-10/24/2019
REQUEST FOR
COMMENTS
The Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention
(CDC), is requesting
comments on a proposed
information collection
project titled Aerosols
from cvanobacteria!
blooms: Exposures and
health effects In a hlohlv
exposed population.
The CDC will conduct a
study of 50 people highly
exposed to CyanoHABs to
assess exposure to
CyanoHAB aerosols and
determine if exposure is
associated with health
symptoms and/or
outcomes.
Comments are due on Nov
18, 2019
You can submit comments
to the Federal eRulemaking
Portal here or by mail to:
Jeffrey M. Zirger,
Information Collection
Review Office, Centers for
Disease Control and
Prevention, 1600 Clifton
Road NE, MS-D74, Atlanta,
GA 30329
To request more
information contact Jeffrey
M. Zirger, at 404-639-7570
or omb@cdc.aov
Useful Resource
California's Department of
Water Resources (DWR) has
created a video on HABs to
help the public know how to
spot HABs and understand
why it's important to heed
posted warning signs.

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Blooms, Beach Closures and Health Advisories October 2019
* Include blooms, cautions, warnings, public health advisories, closings and detections over the State's threshold, due to the presence of algae,
toxins or both. This is not a comprehensive list, and many blooms may have not been reported or lakes are not actively monitored.
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California (13): Caution (Castaic Lake, Pyramid Lake, San Luis Reservoir, Lake Chabot, Lake Temescal, Laguna Creek, Salt
Springs Valley Reservoir, Whiskeytown Lake, Big Lake, Lake Britton); Danger (Quarry Lake, Lake Anza, Big Break Regional
Shoreline Area)
Florida (10): Bayou Chico North of Barracas Ave, Blue Cypress Lake, Lake Carlton, Cresent Lake, Lake Denham, Lake Grace, Lake
Okeechobee, Lake Olivia, Round Lake, Trout Lake
Idaho (12): Cascade Reservoir, Hordemann Pond, Winchester Lake, Fernan Lake, Mormon Reservoir, Blacks Creek Reservoir,
Mountain Home Reservoir, Indian Creek Reservoir, Lake Lowell, Little Cama Reservoir, Thorn Creek Reservoir, Snake River,
Indiana (8): Lake James, Worster Lake, Mississinewa Lake, Cecil M. Hardin Lake, Brookeville Lake, Monroe Lake, Hardy Lake,
Whitewater Lake
Kansas (5): Watches (Gathering Pond, South Lake), Warnings (Jerry Ivey Pond, Lake Jeanette, Lakewood Park Lake)
Kentucky (7): Ohio River (Bordering Indiana and Ohio from the McAlpine Dam near Louisville to the Greenup Dam near Greenup
and Markland), Briggs Lake
Maryland (2): Piscataway Creek, Potomac River
Massachusetts (10): Arlington Reservoir, Billington Sea, Lake Boone, Lake Holbrook, Lake Warner, Magnolia Pond, Plunkett
Reservoir, Santuit Pound, Triangle Pond, South Wattupa Pond
Montana (IV Seeley Lake
New Hampshire (4): Showell Pond, Morison Pond, Tucker Pond, Hopkins Pond
New Jersey (22): Elmer Lake, East Lake, Pemberton Lake, Lake Ceva, Daretown Lake, Slabtown Lake, Unnamed Pond in
Burlington County, Lake Owassa, Deal Lake, Sunset Lake, Lake Hopatcong, Rosedale Lake, Greenwood Lake, Budd Lake, Stacy
Pond, Memorial Lake, Rogerene Lake, Dramasei Park Lake, Sussex Co. Fire Academy Pond, Papaianni Lake, Branch Book Park Lake
New York (17): Prospect Park Lake, Goose Pond, Chautauqua Lake, Wainscott Pond, Raquette Lake, Roth Pond, Wainscott Pond,
Kellis Pond, Agawam Lake, The Lake in Central Park, Lake Neatahwanta, Indian Pond, Seneca Lake, Song Lake, Tully Lake, Hatch
Lake, Croton Falls Reservoir
North Dakota (9): Lake Metigoshe, Homme Dam, Buffalo Lake, Jamestown Dam, Blumhardt Lake, Sweetbriar Lake, Larson Lake,
Froelich Dam, Devils Lake
Ohio (2): Grand Lake St. Mary's, Buckeye Lake
Oregon (4): South Tenmile Lake, North Tenmile Lake, Lake Billy Chinook, South Umpqua River and Lawson Bar
Pennsylvania (5): Elk Creek, Shades Beach, Erie Yacht Club, Shades Beach, Freeport Beach-exceeding dog safety thresholds
Rhode Island (9): Sisson Pond, Roosevelt Lake, Pleasure Lake, Mashapaug Pond, JL Curran Reservoir, Elm Lake, Almy Pond,
Carbuncle Pond, Little Pond (aka Sandy)
South Carolina (1): Lake Wateree
Utah (29): Calder Reservoir, Deer Creek Reservoir, East Canyon Reservoir, Echo Reservoir, Forsyth Reservoir, Holmes Creek
Reservoir, Jordan River and Canals, Jordanelle Reservoir, (Cents Lake, Lower Box Creek Reservoir, Manning Meadow Reservoir,
Mantua Reservoir, Matt Warner Reservoir, Maybey Pond, Mill Meadow Reservoir, Minersville Reservoir, Newcastle Reservoir, Otter
Creek Reservoir, Panguitch Lake, Pineview Reservoir, Piute Reservoir, Rockport Reservoir, Scofield Reservoir, Starvation Reservoir,
Strawberry Reservoir, Utah Lake, Upper Box Creek Reservoir, Upper Kents Lake, Yuba Lake
Vermont (14): High alerts (Eagle Bay, Lighthouse Point Rd, South Cove Beach, South West Shore Rd, Sunset Acres, Newport City
Dock, Newport Marina, Treadswell Bay, Beech Bay, Lake Carmi, Mud Point, St. Albans Bay Park, Hathaway Point Rd, Crane Brook)
Virginia (2): Wilcox Lake, Multiple Points on Lake Anna
Washington (7): Duck Lake, Moses Lake, Spanaway Lake, Wagner Lake, Harts Lake, Silver Lake, Pass Lake
Wyoming (16): Keyhole Reservoir, Lake Viva Naughton, Kemmerer City Reservoir, Fontenelle Reservoir, Flaming Gorge
Reservoir, Wheatland Reservoir #1, Festo Lake, Ocean Lake, Saratoga Lake, Pathfinder Reservoir, Boysen Reservoir, Wheatland
Reservoir #3, Eden Reservoir, Toltec Reservoir, Leazenby Lake, Woodruff Narrows Reservoir

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