The Kansas Department of Health and Environment and the Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks have issued a public health advisory due to blue-green algae.
The warning has been issued for Frontenac City Lake’s southeast pond in Crawford County and King Lake in Lyon County. Lake Afton in Sedgwick County is also under a warning. The warning means that a harmful algae bloom is expected or currently present in the water. Water from the lake is not safe to drink for pets or livestock and should never be consumed by humans. Contact with the water should also be avoided. Fish caught in the lake may be eaten if they are rinsed with clean water and only the fillet portion is consumed, while all other parts are discarded…