Water Quality Update from Jennifer Fink

6/30/2014

I have spoken to our water quality specialist at the County. The photos that were provided - which were very helpful! Are a common duckweed. That level of surface vegetation makes it HIGHLY unlikely that any algae exists in the ponds.

That being said - two pups were extremely sick after swimming in them, which is likely due to some sort of micro-organism in the water, which we are unable to test for. Some dogs may get sick from it, others may not.

Those ponds are not very deep, and are not monitored for water quality. Which makes them subject to water quality issues. So please use them at your own risk. If you have any further questions, please let me know.

Jennifer Fink
Recreation Services Supervisor
Ramsey County

Nicole

7/1/2014 06:22:44 am

Can you please post warnings on the board at the entrance?
Today, I saw lots of dogs playing in the waters at Battle Creek and owners should be able to choose if their pets will enter potentially hazardous ponds or not.
Due to river flooding, many of our other dog parks are closed, so Battle Creek will only get busier.
Thank you.

Patty

7/3/2014 02:30:15 am

I'll let Jan know about your request. Thanks for the comment.

weed rake link

12/31/2014 05:31:49 pm

Thanks for sharing this imformation. It is good if you place some warning board over their.

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