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

Advisory active · Vermont Department of Health (Cyanobacteria Tracker; volunteer and staff observations)

Source: Vermont Department of Health (Cyanobacteria Tracker; volunteer and staff observations), record cyano:533299c4-afe3-4d0e-8688-f03d3056e7d6, reported Nov 3, 2026, 12:16 PM EST, retrieved 2026-11-03 17:40 UTC · Read the original notice

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1. Reported wastewater outlet

Operator named in the record: not named. Outlet: not stated. Location: 43.72866, -72.61833; location source: given in the source record.

Outfall: a pipe or outlet where wastewater enters a water body.

2. Waters named in the notice

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

3. Estimated downstream stretch

We estimate routes only on rivers before they become tidal. We do not estimate routes through tidal water or lakes.

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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, 11:18 AM EST

Ended

not reported

Detail provided by the source

Times known to the minute

Reported to the source

Nov 3, 2026, 12:16 PM EST

Published

not given

Source last updated

Nov 3, 2026, 12:16 PM EST

Last retrieved by DirtyWaterWatch

2026-11-03 17:40 UTC

What and how much

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 (visual observation)”

Volume

volume not reported (not stated whether estimated or measured)

Volume as reported

none

Advice from Vermont Department of Health (Cyanobacteria Tracker; volunteer and staff observations)

“Vermont Department of Health tracker legend: Low Alert means that some cyanobacteria were observed collecting in a contained area, but no widespread bloom conditions were observed.”

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 Silver Lake: Official advisory in effect, Nov 2, 2026, 11:18 AM EST to Nov 17, 2026, 12:16 PM EST
• No current status shown Silver Lake: Advisory not re-confirmed by its source recently, Nov 17, 2026, 12:16 PM EST to Jan 31, 2027, 11:18 AM EST

Source: DirtyWaterWatch calculations using this report and the published status rules. Updated 2026-11-03 17:44 UTC.

Source and versions

Source

Cyanobacteria Tracker; volunteer and staff observations

Source record number

cyano:533299c4-afe3-4d0e-8688-f03d3056e7d6

Original notice

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Earlier version

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Later versions

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  "OBJECTID": 3600,
  "ReportDate": 1793726160000,
  "Waterbody": "Silver Lake",
  "Municipality": "Barnard",
  "SiteName": "Barnard General Store Recreation Area",
  "StatusWeb": "Low Alert",
  "GlobalID": "533299c4-afe3-4d0e-8688-f03d3056e7d6"
}