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Commission backs expanded algae-toxin testing after pilot finds additional toxin
Summary
Kosciusko County’s tourism commission approved added funding to expand weekly lake sampling next summer, add saxitoxin testing and run sample replicates after a pilot found evidence of an additional toxin; staff said the lakes generate large annual visitor-driven economic activity.
Kosciusko County commissioners approved expanded lake toxin monitoring to better protect residents and visitors. The county’s Lakes & Streams representative said a pilot program detected saxitoxin in some lakes and requested an increase in sampling and supplies for next summer.
Nate told commissioners that the county previously funded 10 weeks of sampling and is asking to expand that to 15 weeks next…
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