Click the link to read the article on The Denver Post website (Lauren Penington). Here’s an excerpt:
Rocky Mountain Lake — located at 3301 West 46th Avenue in Denver — closed Thursday after recent testing found toxic levels of algae around the shoreline, the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment said in a statement on social media…Recent routine testing at Lake Arbor in Arvada also revealed blue-green algae was approaching toxic levels, forcing the city to close the lake indefinitely Thursday, Arvada officials said in a news release…
The number of algae blooms will increase as Colorado’s climate becomes warmer, according to previous reporting. The blue-green algae found in the lakes are naturally occurring and an important part of the ecosystem, but the blooms can produce toxins if they grow big enough. Harmful algae looks like thick pea soup or spilled paint with a green, red, gold or turquoise color. They also often have foam or scum.
