By MIKE CONDON STAFF WRITER, NJ Hills Media Group
Days and days of soaring temperatures have brought harmful algae blooms – or HAB’s – back to Lake Hopatcong.
Kyle Richter, executive director of the Landing-based Lake Hopatcong Foundation said on Thursday that on the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP’s) HAB Dashboard, there are six “Advisory Warnings” on Lake Hopatcong.
“Two of these have impacted swimming at beaches but have not impacted recreational uses on the rest of the lake and the lake is open,” he said.
“These HABs we have experienced this year are not widespread and are in isolated areas. Weather patterns this summer have not been kind,” he said, referring to the excessive and ongoing heat.
“We did receive word that sampling at Hopatcong State Park from earlier this week came back positive and swimming at Hopatcong State Park should be opening back up today and that the fountain should also be turned back on today as well,” he said.
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