PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — State public health authorities have lifted the toxic algae warning for Lemolo Lake in the Cascades east of Roseburg.
The Oregon Department of Human Services on Monday announced the levels are low enough to no longer pose a threat to people or animals swimming in the lake or drinking the water.
The health warning went into effect July 1.
Last week, the owners of the resort on Lemolo Lake sued the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife and the U.S. Forest Service, claiming they are responsible for the bloom because they failed to keep out a small nonnative fish blamed for promoting algae growth.
The number of algae health alerts in Oregon rose 50 percent from 2008 to 2009.
