CANBERRA, ACT, July 15 -- Murray-Darling Basin Authority issued the following news release:
The likelihood of water quality issues typically reduces across warmer to cooler seasons.
* Harmful algal blooms: Algae can pose a risk to the health of humans and animals. Blue-green algae levels are currently elevated across much of the Basin including northern Basin rivers/storages, NSW central west, Menindee Lakes, Lachlan/Murrumbidgee and mid-Murray systems, Victorian central/northern storages, and in the SA Goolwa Channel, with a marine algal bloom currently impacting SA's north Coorong.
Water quality within the Basin is monitored by individual States. Any site-specific alerts, warnings or advisories are issued by those respective States.
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