Algae

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Contra Costa Environmental Heath (CCEH) recommends Discovery Bay residents and anyone boating in or around the community to stay safe and avoid harmful algae blooms.

A bloom is a buildup of blue-green algae, or cyanobacteria, that creates a green, blue-green, white or brown coloring on the surface of slow-moving waterways. Contact with a toxin produced by the bloom can make people and pets very sick.

The State Water Resources Control Board recently tested water in and around Discovery Bay and found several samples taken near Windward Bay, Clipper Bay and Discovery Bay Yacht Club contained dangerous amounts of cyanobacteria toxin.

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