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 fc155d24-2b82-4eb1-8e01-534f3db72ad8, updated by the source Nov 3, 2026, 8:00 AM EST, retrieved 2026-11-05 06:12 UTC · Read the original notice
Current status from this report
Discharge or advisory reported not linked to a mapped water: Official advisory in effect. Current rule period ends Nov 17, 2026, 8:00 AM EST. This is not a water-quality test.
Why this status: Discharge or advisory reported: official advisory.
Why we use this rule: An official advisory is listed. We show it while the authority keeps it in place; an old or missing update does not mean the advisory was lifted.
A report is not a test of the water. See how we assign statuses.
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1. Where the advisory applies
Issued by: NYS DEC Harmful Algal Blooms Program (NYHABS). Location: 42.54298, -73.60535; location source: given in the source record.
2. Waters named in the notice
The notice names: “Nassau Lake”. Not linked to a mapped water.
Map sources: water outlines and launches from OpenBoatLaunch and OpenStreetMap contributors (Open Database License); wastewater outlets from EPA and state records; downstream estimates by DirtyWaterWatch using U.S. Geological Survey maps and flow data. Base map: OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.
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
- 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
- Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch
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 Large 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, 11:16 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, 11:16 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
- fc155d24-2b82-4eb1-8e01-534f3db72ad8
- Original notice
- Read the original notice
- Earlier version
- None: this is the first record
- Later versions
- None
Record details
| Record identifier | ny-dec-habs:fc155d24-2b82-4eb1-8e01-534f3db72ad8 |
|---|---|
| Source identifier | ny-dec-habs |
| Source record number | fc155d24-2b82-4eb1-8e01-534f3db72ad8 |
| Earlier version | Not provided |
| Type | Cyanobacteria advisory (harmful blue-green algae) |
| Status in the report | Advisory active |
| Sewer operator identifier | Not provided |
| Sewer operator | Not provided |
| Federal wastewater discharge permit (NPDES) | Not provided |
| Outlet number | Not provided |
| Outlet name | Not provided |
| Water named in the report | Nassau Lake |
| Linked waters | Not provided |
| How this report was linked to the water | not linked to a mapped water |
| Latitude | 42.543 |
| Longitude | -73.605 |
| Location source | given in the source record |
| Location accuracy, in metres | Not provided |
| Started | Nov 2, 2026, 11:16 AM EST (2026-11-02T11:16:00-05:00) |
| Ended | Not provided |
| Detail provided by the source | to the minute |
| Reported to the source | Not provided |
| Published | Not provided |
| Source last updated | Nov 3, 2026, 8:00 AM EST (2026-11-03T08:00:00-05:00) |
| Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch | Nov 5, 2026, 1:12 AM EST (2026-11-05T06:12:50Z) |
| Material | cyanobacteria bloom (Confirmed; extent Large Localized) |
| Volume, in gallons | Not provided |
| Volume as reported | Not provided |
| How volume was determined | not stated whether estimated or measured |
| Authority | NYS DEC Harmful Algal Blooms Program (NYHABS) |
| Advice | Quoted in full above |
| Advice period, in hours | Not provided |
| Basis of the advice period | Not provided |
| Original notice | https://on.ny.gov/nyhabs |
Original source data
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