{"id":540,"date":"2015-09-16T15:24:45","date_gmt":"2015-09-16T19:24:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/?p=540"},"modified":"2015-09-16T15:24:45","modified_gmt":"2015-09-16T19:24:45","slug":"willis-lake-algae-counts-below-state-guidelines","status":"public-archive","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/2015\/09\/16\/willis-lake-algae-counts-below-state-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Willis Lake Algae Counts Below State Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Testing conducted at Willis Lake on Monday 9\/14 by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health revealed cyanobacteria counts below the guidelines. The advisory will remain in place until another sample reveals counts within safe levels. Testing will occur on Monday 9\/21.<\/p>\n<p>With\u00a0a prolonged span of warm weather\u00a0and limited rainfall, many water bodies are experiencing rapid and abundant algae growth. Since the Department of Public Health does not test all bodies of water, residents are advised to\u00a0exercise caution when boating, fishing, and\/or experiencing\u00a0all waterways\/water bodies.<\/p>\n<p>Residents should understand the risks to themselves and their pets and to take precautions to minimize the risk. Avoid ingesting the water and frequently wash hands. Pets should be leashed\u00a0to limit exposure and to prevent ingestion\u00a0of the water.<\/p>\n<p>Test results will be immediately posted upon receipt from Mass. DPH.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Testing conducted at Willis Lake on Monday 9\/14 by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health revealed cyanobacteria counts below the guidelines. The advisory will remain in place until another sample reveals counts within safe levels. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/2015\/09\/16\/willis-lake-algae-counts-below-state-guidelines\/\" aria-label=\"Read full article about Willis Lake Algae Counts Below State Guidelines\">Read full article<span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"categories":[1,6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/200"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=540"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":541,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/540\/revisions\/541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=540"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=540"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=540"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}