TOPEKA, Kan.  -  Lakes in Wichita and Harvey County have been added to the state's blue green algae warning list.  Chisholm Creek North Lake in Wichita and Harvey County East Lake were added to the Kansas Department of Health & Environment list on Thursday.
     A warning means high levels of toxic blue-green algae have been detected. Water conditions are unsafe and direct water contact (wading, skiing and swimming) is prohibited.

When a Warning is issued, KDHE recommends the following precautions be taken:

· Humans, pets and livestock do not drink lake water

· Water contact is prohibited. Avoid swimming, wading or other activities with full body contact of lake water

· Clean fish and rinse with clean water, consume only the fillet portion, and discard all other parts

· Do not allow pets to eat dried algae

· If lake water contacts skin or pet fur, wash with clean potable water as soon as possible

· Avoid areas of visible algae accumulation

Public bodies of water under warnings;

Chisholm Creek North Lake
Harvey County East Lake
Logan City Lake, Phillips County
Marion Reservoir, Marion County
Memorial/Veterans Lake – Great Bend, Barton County
South Lake Park, Johnson County

Public waters under advisories;

Atchison County Park Lake, Atchison County
Brown County State Fishing Lake, Brown County
Centralia Lake, Nemaha County
Herington Reservoir, Dickinson County
Lake Scott State Park, Scott County
Lovewell Reservoir, Jewell County

When an Advisory is issued, KDHE recommends the following precautions be taken:

· Humans, pets, and livestock do not drink untreated lake water

· Clean fish and rinse with clean water, consume only the fillet portion, discarding other parts

· Do not eat or allow pets to eat dried algae

· If lake water comes in contact with skin or pet fur, wash with clean potable water as soon as possible

· Avoid areas of visible algae accumulation