CALDWELL, Idaho — "If you're in doubt, stay out," said Kelly Berg, Environmental Health Manager at the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.

The Department of Health and Welfare says it's still that time of year to keep an eye out for health advisories, with late summer warnings in place for local lakes like Lake Lowell in Canyon County.

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"The Idaho Department of Environmental Quality — they're the ones who monitor and test the bodies of water in Idaho," Berg said.

Alerts are issued when DEQ test results show toxin levels above the harmful threshold — like what happened earlier this month at Lake Lowell.

Department of Health and Welfare

"So the harmful algal blooms — when tha

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