State HABs Resources
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Select state to find cyanobacteria/cyanotoxins resources for each of the States.
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Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
- Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality, Online Harmful Algae Bloom Complaint Reporting Form
- Arkansas Water Resources Center, Algal Blooms in Arkansas Streams, Ponds, and Lakes (PDF) (6 pp, 296 K)
California
- California HAB Portal
- California Department of Public Health, Blue-Green Algae (Cyanobacteria) Blooms
- California CyanoHAB Network (CCHAB)
Colorado
- Colorado Parks and Wildlife Water Conditions Statewide
- Colorado Lake and Reservoir Management Association Guidance Document for Harmful Algal Blooms in Colorado
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Colorado Department of Health and Environment, Harmful Algae Blooms (toxic algae)
Connecticut
- Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, Blue-Green Algae Blooms
- Connecticut Department of Public Health Section, Blue-Green Algae Blooms
- Interim guidance to Local Health Departments For Blue–Green Algae Blooms in Recreational Freshwaters
Delaware
- Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control, Division of Water: What is a Red Tide?
- Delaware Health and Social Services Frequently Asked Questions: Cyanobacteria
District of Columbia
Florida
- Florida Department of Environmental Protection: Blue-Green Algae Information
- Florida Department of Health, Division of Environmental Health, Aquatic Toxins Program
- Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission: Blue-Green Algae (Cyanobacteria)
- Florida Department of Health: Blue-Green Algae (Cyanobacteria)
Georgia
- Georgia Department of Public Health, Coastal Health District, Harmful Algal Bloom
- Coastal Health District: Frequently Asked Questions About Blue-Green Algae (Cyanobacteria) and Their Toxins
- CyanoTracker
- Georgia Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division, Harmful Algal Blooms
Hawaii
- Hawaii State Department of Health Disease Outbreak Control Division: Stinging Seaweed Disease (Lyngbya)
- Hawaii State Department of Health Disease Investigation Branch: Ciguatera Fish Poisoning
Idaho
- Idaho Department of Environmental Quality HABs Advisories
- Idaho Department of Health and Welfare: Harmful Algal Blooms
- Blue-Green Algae Bloom Response Plan (PDF) (24 pp, 625 K)
Illinois
- Illinois Environmental Protection Agency, Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) and Algal Toxins
- Illinois Department of Public Health Harmful Algal Blooms (HABS)
- Illinois Environmental Protection Agency: Reporting a Harmful Algal Bloom
Indiana
- Indiana Department of Environmental Management, Addressing concerns about Blue-green Algae
- Indiana Department of Environmental Management: Blue-Green Algae Sampling Resource List
Iowa
- Iowa Department of Public Health, Harmful Algal Blooms
- CyanoIowa: Iowa’s Information Resource for Cyanobacteria
- Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Kansas
Kentucky
- Kentucky Department for Environmental Protection: Division of Water: Harmful Algal Blooms
- Kentucky Energy and Environment Cabinet, Harmful Algal Blooms, Division of Water
Louisiana
- Louisiana Department of Health, Environmental Epidemiology and Toxicology
- Louisiana Department of Health Office of Public Health
- Louisiana Department of Health Safe Drinking Water Program
Maine
- Maine Department of Environmental Protection, Algal Toxins
- Maine Department of Marine Resources: Red Tide in Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
- Minnesota Department of Health Blue-Green Algal Blooms and Microcystin
- Minnesota Department of Health Harmful Algal Blooms Fact Sheet
- Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Blue-green Algae and Harmful Algal Blooms
Mississippi
Missouri
- Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services: Bue-Green Algae Brochure
- Missouri Department of Health and Human Services, Recreational Water Safety
- Missouri Department of Natural Resources, Harmful Algal Blooms and Blue-Green Algae
Montana
- Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services: Public Health & Safety: Harmful Algal Blooms
Nebraska
- Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services and the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality: Fact Sheet: Precautions and facts regarding toxic algae at Nebraska Lakes
- Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality: Beach Watch HABs
Nevada
No available information
New Hampshire
New Jersey
- New Jersey Center for Water Scence and Technology
- New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Harmful Algal Blooms website
- New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, HABs in Drinking Water Supply
- Freshwater Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms Response Strategy (PDF) (1 pg, 79 K)
- Freshwater Cyanobacterial HAB Fact Sheet (PDF) (3 pp, 360 K)
- Freshwater CyanoHABs and CyanoToxins: Recreational Exposure and Health Effects Fact Sheet (PDF) (6 pp, 447 K)
- Freshwater Cyanobacterial Harmful Algal Blooms Online Reporting Form
- Marine Harmful Algal Blooms Fact Sheet (PDF) (2 pp, 315 K)
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
- North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, Blue-Green Algae
- North Carolina Environmental Quality, Algal Blooms
North Dakota
Ohio
- Ohio Environmental Protection Agency: Algal Toxin Analysis Options
- Ohio Environmental Protection Agency: Algae Information for Public Water Systems
- Ohio Environmental Protection Agency: Algae Information for Recreational Water
Oklahoma
Oregon
- Oregon Health Authority: Blue-Green Algae Labs and Expert Contacts List
- Oregon Health Authority, Harmful Algal Bloom Surveillance Program
- Oregon Health Authority, Algae Resources
Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Department of Health, Harmful Algal Blooms
- Erie County Department of Health, Pennsylvania, HABs Map
Rhode Island
South Carolina
- Cyanobacteria: Understanding Blue-Green Algae’s Impact on Our Shared Waterways, South Carolina Waterways, Clemson University
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South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, Harmful Algal Blooms
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
- Vermont Department of Health, Cyanobacteria, Blue-Green Algae in Lake Champlain
- Vermont Department of Health Veterinarian Fact Sheet (PDF) (2 pp, 178 K)
- Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, Water Quality Division, Cyanobacteria toxins
- Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation, Drinking Water & Ground Protection Division, Public Drinking Water System - Cyanobacteria monitoring
Virginia
Washington
- Washington State Department of Health, Division of Environmental Health, Cyanobacteria (Blue-Green Algae)
- Washington State Toxic Algae, Freshwater Algae Bloom Monitoring Program
West Virginia
- West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Information on Cyanobacterial Blooms (Blue-green Algae Blooms) or Harmful Algal Blooms
- West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Harmful Algal Bloom Response Plan for Recreational Waters (PDF) (56 pp, 1 MB)
Wisconsin
- Wisconsin Department of Health Services, Blue-Green Algae
- Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources Blue-Green Algae website
- Public Health Madison-Dane County Beaches