Water Quality Information
Arrowbee residents have spent many years safely enjoying swimming in the lake.
However, a variety of environmental factors affect recreational water quality, including whether algae (harmful algal bloom or HAB) is producing toxins at a given time and place. In fact, any water body anywhere in the world can have any number of pollutants at any given time.
There is no single “test” that will say whether or not an entire water body is “safe”. For this reason, the FCLOA advises that members and their guests swim at their own risk.
Resources: There is an abundance of information available about water quality and water pollutants, and recreational swimming safety. Here are a few to get you started. If you find any other links you think would be helpful to post, please email them to [email protected].
However, a variety of environmental factors affect recreational water quality, including whether algae (harmful algal bloom or HAB) is producing toxins at a given time and place. In fact, any water body anywhere in the world can have any number of pollutants at any given time.
- Algae that is not producing toxins one day may or may not produce them the next.
- Algae that is not producing toxins in one location may or may not be producing them somewhere else.
There is no single “test” that will say whether or not an entire water body is “safe”. For this reason, the FCLOA advises that members and their guests swim at their own risk.
Resources: There is an abundance of information available about water quality and water pollutants, and recreational swimming safety. Here are a few to get you started. If you find any other links you think would be helpful to post, please email them to [email protected].
