{"id":543,"date":"2015-09-25T14:48:13","date_gmt":"2015-09-25T18:48:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/?p=543"},"modified":"2015-10-01T08:36:12","modified_gmt":"2015-10-01T12:36:12","slug":"bacteria-levels-at-willis-lake-above-guidelines","status":"public-archive","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/2015\/09\/25\/bacteria-levels-at-willis-lake-above-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Bacteria Levels at Willis Lake Above Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Testing conducted at Willis Lake on&nbsp;Wednesday &nbsp;9\/23, by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, revealed cyanobacteria counts&nbsp;<strong>above<\/strong> the guidelines. The advisory will remain in place until&nbsp;two samples reveal counts within safe levels. Testing will occur next week.<\/p>\n<p>With&nbsp;a prolonged span of warm weather&nbsp;and 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&nbsp;exercise caution when boating, fishing, and\/or experiencing&nbsp;all waterways\/water bodies.<\/p>\n<p>Residents should understand the risks to themselves and their pets and take precautions to minimize the risk. Avoid ingesting the water and frequently wash hands. Pets should be leashed&nbsp;to limit exposure and to prevent ingestion&nbsp;of the water.<\/p>\n<p>Test results will be immediately posted upon receipt from Mass. DPH.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Testing conducted at Willis Lake on&nbsp;Wednesday &nbsp;9\/23, by the Massachusetts Department of Public Health, revealed cyanobacteria counts&nbsp;above the guidelines. The advisory will remain in place until&nbsp;two samples reveal counts within safe levels. Testing will occur &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/2015\/09\/25\/bacteria-levels-at-willis-lake-above-guidelines\/\" aria-label=\"Read full article about Bacteria Levels at Willis Lake Above 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\/543"}],"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=543"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":548,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/543\/revisions\/548"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/boardofhealth\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}