Even though the algae warning is currently still in effect for the Ohio River, there has been no drinking water advisory issued for Cabell County. Officials have been advising people and pets to stay out of the water due to the toxins released by the algae. This has primarily been due to the little rainfall and high temperatures of the summer.
According to Stan Mills from the Cabell-Huntington Health Department, "Right now, in this area, we do have the toxins, but it's at low enough levels we're just advising people, unless you just have to, just don't get in it. Don't let your dogs in it. When the levels get high enough, it's a skin irritant. It can cause you to break out and cause your skin to be red. Secondly, once it gets really high, we're not there yet, we're pretty low. But if you ingest it, it can do a whole variety of things, including up to liver failure."
Today's cooler temperatures and rainfall will hopefully begin to dissipate the algae.
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