Toxic algae advisories issued for Offut Lake, Clear Lake in Thurston County

Toxic algae advisories issued for Offut Lake, Clear Lake in Thurston County

Thurston County Public Health and Social Services on Tuesday, Sept. 22, announced toxic algae blooms have been found in Clear Lake Offutt Lake. Lab results from a sample taken from Clear Lake on Sept. 21 detected microcystin toxin levels at 77.0 µg/L, which is above the state recreation guideline of 8.0 µg/L. Lab results from a sample taken from Offutt Lake the same day detected microcystin toxin levels at 10.5 µg/L, which is above the state rec…