SEPA
United States
Environmental Protection
Agency
September 2019
Freshwater HABs Newsletter
Cincinnati, Ohio September, 2019
EPA's Request for Comments to Inform the Development of a
Policy to Determine HAB and hypoxia Events of National
Significance in Marine and Coastal Waters
On Monday, September 16th, the USEPA published a Federal Register
notice requesting public comment to inform the development of an Agency
policy for determining if a harmful algal bloom (HAB) or hypoxia event in
freshwater is an "event of national significance." Recent amendments to
the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act
(HABHRCA) provide the EPA with the statutory authority to make such a
determination in the case of a freshwater HAB or hypoxia event. Under
HABHRCA, the EPA is responsible for addressing HAB and hypoxia in fresh
water and NOAA is responsible for the same in marine and coastal waters.
A federal determination that such an occurrence is an event of national
significance enables mobilization of federal resources to assess and
mitigate its detrimental effects, subject to the availability of appropriations.
Using public input, and in coordination with NOAA, the EPA will develop a
policy for making a determination of a freshwater HAB or hypoxia event of
national significance and subsequently seek public comment on that draft
policy.
Members of the public may submit comments on the EPA's notice for 45
days (until October 31st, 2019). Access the notice and public docket via
EPA's website here.
Benthic HAB Workgroup Webinar
The Benthic HABs discussion group will hold a webinar on October 30th
from 12:30pm to 2:00pm (Pacific Daylight Time) on Cryptic Cyanotoxin
Producer in Benthic Mats by Keith Bouma-Gregson. In addition to our
featured presenter, the group will discuss issues related to benthic HABs,
group survey results, and plans moving forward for the workgroup.
Useful Resources
S EPA's Fish and Shellfish Program Newsletter - August 2019
# Surfrider Foundation's Beach Water Quality Monitoring Programs in
Coastal States
# NOAA's Lake Erie Harmful Algal Blooms Bulletin
/ NRDC's 2008 to 2018 HABs Mao
UPCOMING EVENTS
Webinar
Benthic HABs
Discussion Group
October 30th, 2019
12:30-2:00pm (PT)
Conferences
10th US HAB
Symposium
Nov 3-8, 2019
Orange Beach, Alabama
Important Links:
v Conference Schedule
/ Plenaries Speakers
/ Registration
SETAC North America
Annual Meeting.
Benthic and Pelagic
HABs and their Toxins:
Detection. Fate.
Effects. Monitoring and
Management
Nov 3-7, 2019
Toronto, Canada
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Blooms, Beach Closures and Health Advisories September 2019
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Lake, Orange Lake, Cuba Lake, Conesus Lake, Indian Pond, Sheldrake Lake, Morningside Pond, Maratooka Lake, Goose Pond,
Saratoga Lake, Butterfield Lake, Kissena Lake, Fresh Pond, Java Lake, Cossayuna Lake, Melody Lake, Barger Pond, Old Town
Pond, Roaring Brook Lake, Deer Lake, Tanglewood Lake, Lake Lucille, Montgomery Lake, Sleepy Hollow Lake, Findley Lake,
Bedford Lake
New Mexico: Cochiti Lake
North Carolina (3): Fox Pond, Lake Norman, Lake Luke Marion
North Dakota (19): Lake Metigoshe, Stump Lake, Beaver Lake, Homme Dam, Buffalo Lake, Jamestown Dam, Dry Lake, Long
Lake NWR, Blumhardt Lake, Wilson Dam, Schlecht-Thom Dam, Flood Lake, Patterson Lake, Bowman-Haley Dam, Devils Lake,
Sweetbriar Lake, Larson Lake, Froelich Dam, Harmon Lake
Ohio (2): Grand Lake St. Mary's, Buckeye Lake
Oregon (2): South Tenmile Lake, North Tenmile Lake
Pennsylvania (3): Lake Cliff Boat Launch, Grahamville Reservoir, Presque Isle State Park-exceeding dog safety thresholds
Rhode Island (10): Melville Ponds, 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 (26): Calder Reservoir, Deer Creek Reservoir, East Canyon Reservoir, Echo Reservoir, Forsyth Reservoir, Holmes Creek
Reservoir, Millrace Pond, Kents Lake, Lower box Creek Reservoir, Manning Meadow Reservoir, Mantua Reservoir, Matt warner
Reservoir, Mill Meadow reservoir, Minersville Reservoir, Newcastle Reservoir, Otter Creek Reservoir, Panguitch Lake, Payson
Lakes, Pineview Reservoir, Piute Reservoir, Rockport Reservoir, Scofield Reservoir, Utah Lake, Upper Box Creek Reservoir,
Upper Kents Lake, Yuba Lake
Vermont (4): High alerts (Crane Brook, Lake Carmi, Multiple locations on Lake Champlain, Lake Memphremagog)
Virginia (7): Multiple Points on Lake Anna
Washington (14): Ohop Lake, Pattison Lake, Rapjohn Lake, Silver Lake, Cascade Park, Moses Lake, Pass Lake, Spanaway
Lake, Lake Terrell, Leland Lake, Duck lake, Lone Lake, McNary Slough, Rufus Woods 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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