Budget uncertainty pauses algal bloom testing at Utah Lake

Provo • Utah health and water quality officials will temporarily stop monitoring a lake for toxic algal blooms as a result of state funding uncertainty caused by the coronavirus pandemic.The state Division of Water Quality and Utah County Health Department will postpone the testing for Harmful Algal Blooms at Utah Lake until at least July 1, The Daily Herald reports.In lieu of monitoring, officials encouraged visitors to the lake along Provo and neighboring towns to pay attention to signs w