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Cyanobacteria advisory (harmful blue-green algae) reported, Aug 21, 2026

Advisory active · California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program)

Source: California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program) via Surface Water - Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms, record 5310-3413, reported Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 AM PDT, retrieved 2026-11-06 03:07 UTC · Read the original notice

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1. Where the advisory applies

Issued by: California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program). Place named: “Lake Britton Picnic Area”. Location: 41.02380, -121.66817; location source: given in the source record.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “Lake Britton”. DirtyWaterWatch links this report to Lake Britton, CA. Match basis: the water named in the report.

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When it happened and when it was reported

Event and notice times use Eastern Time (EST or EDT). Retrieval times use Coordinated Universal Time (UTC).

Started

Aug 21, 2026

Ended

not reported

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the day only

Reported to the source

Aug 19, 2026, 12:00 AM PDT

Published

not given

Source last updated

Aug 21, 2026, 12:00 AM PDT

Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch

2026-11-06 03:07 UTC

What was reported

Type

Cyanobacteria (harmful blue-green algae) can make water unfit for contact; the issuing authority decides when its advisory ends.

Status in the record

Advisory active

Advice from California State Water Resources Control Board (FHAB program)

“Caution advisory for cyanobacteria (harmful algal bloom), as recommended in the FHAB report”

Advice period

This report does not state a period. See the rule DirtyWaterWatch applies and its source.

Basis

not stated

Status history from this report

• Discharge or advisory reported Lake Britton: Official advisory in effect, Aug 20, 2026, 9:00 PM PDT to Sep 3, 2026, 9:00 PM PDT
• No current status shown Lake Britton: advisory not re-confirmed by its source recently, no map colour, Sep 3, 2026, 9:00 PM PDT to Nov 18, 2026, 8:00 PM PST (the end is scheduled: a new report can change it)

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using this report and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-06 09:03 UTC.

Source and versions

Source

Surface Water - Freshwater Harmful Algal Blooms

Source record number

5310-3413

Original notice

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Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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  "Bloom_Report_ID": 5310,
  "Report_Type": "Public Reporting",
  "Bloom_Date_Created": "2026-08-19T17:40:30.000",
  "Water_Body_Name": "Lake Britton",
  "Official_Water_Body_Name": null,
  "Landmark": "Lake Britton Picnic Area",
  "County": "Shasta",
  "Regional_Water_Board": "Region 5 - Central Valley",
  "Bloom_Latitude": 41.0238,
  "Bloom_Longitude": -121.66817,
  "Observation_Date": "2026-08-19",
  "Bloom_Texture": "Benthic mats; Green discoloration; Spilled paint; Surface scum",
  "Water_Body_Type": null,
  "Advisory_ID": 3413,
  "Advisory_Recommended": "Caution",
  "Advisory_Date": "2026-08-21",
  "AdvisoryStartDate": "2026-08-21",
  "AdvisoryEndDate": null,
  "AdvisoryDetail": "Lake-wide advisory; visual monitoring based advisory",
  "Advisory_Date_of_Recommendation": "2026-08-21",
  "Case_ID": 1545,
  "Case_Status": "Open",
  "Case_End_Date": null,
  "Last_Field_Result_Sample_Date": null,
  "advisory_level": "Caution"
}