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Cyanobacteria advisory (harmful blue-green algae) reported, Nov 2, 2026

Advisory active · NYS DEC Harmful Algal Blooms Program (NYHABS)

Source: NYS DEC Harmful Algal Blooms Program (NYHABS) via DEC NYHABS current HAB reports (Current_HAB_Reports_DIL / Current_HAB_Reports_7_3_19) and Archived_HAB_Reports, record 19e8c9e0-8b5d-416d-80ff-b700410b1742, updated by the source Nov 3, 2026, 8:00 AM EST, retrieved 2026-11-05 06:12 UTC · Read the original notice

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1. Where the advisory applies

Issued by: NYS DEC Harmful Algal Blooms Program (NYHABS). Location: 42.50592, -73.95635; location source: given in the source record.

2. Waters named in the notice

The notice names: “Alcove Reservoir”. Not linked to a mapped water.

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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

Nov 2, 2026, 11:32 AM EST

Ended

not reported

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the minute

Reported to the source

not given

Published

not given

Source last updated

Nov 3, 2026, 8:00 AM EST

Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch

2026-11-05 06:12 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

Material

“cyanobacteria bloom (Confirmed; extent Small Localized)”

Advice from NYS DEC Harmful Algal Blooms Program (NYHABS)

“Learn how to Know it, Avoid it, Report it at https://www.dec.ny.gov/chemical/77118.html?”

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 a water not yet on the map: Official advisory in effect, Nov 2, 2026, 11:32 AM EST to Nov 17, 2026, 8:00 AM EST (the end is scheduled: a new report can change it)
• No current status shown a water not yet on the map: advisory not re-confirmed by its source recently, no map colour, Nov 17, 2026, 8:00 AM EST to Jan 31, 2027, 11:32 AM EST (scheduled: a new report can change it)

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using this report and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-05 06:27 UTC.

Source and versions

Source

DEC NYHABS current HAB reports (Current_HAB_Reports_DIL / Current_HAB_Reports_7_3_19) and Archived_HAB_Reports

Source record number

19e8c9e0-8b5d-416d-80ff-b700410b1742

Original notice

Read the original notice

Earlier version

None: this is the first record

Later versions

None

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