Commission backs expanded algae-toxin testing after pilot finds additional toxin
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.
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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.
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