Bob Perry remembers seeing algae on Palmer Lake before, but never this bad.
“ … this algae is having the effect of coloring the entire lake green,” he said, adding that there were only spots of algae visible in the past.
The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department issued a toxic algae advisory for Palmer Lake on July 1, warning visitors to avoid areas of the lake with visible algae. It remains in effect as of Tuesday, based on a sample collected last week, an environmental health specialist for the department, Lindsay Tuttle, confirmed…