Dog owners are being reminded to keep their pets out of the water at Harcourt Dog Park.
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The water sources at the Crook Street, Strathdale, park still contain concerning levels of blue-green algae.
City of Greater Bendgio coordinator of inspections Jason Barnes said the most recent sample taken on March 27 showed the toxic bacterial species is still there.
“The results weren't amazing. There can be have toxic effects in these levels,” he said.
“If a human comes in contact with high volumes (of blue-green algae) it can cause skin irritation. You can expect to see a similar thing in dogs.”
Blue-green algae was originally detected at the dog park in January.
Mr Barnes said dogs who come into contact with the water should have a bath.
“It would be a good idea to wash them down in clean water, that generally removes most of the contaminants from their fur,” he said.
“But (owners) should see a vet if they are worried about their dogs’ behaviour.
“The symptoms you tend to see is intense vomiting if a dog has ingested a large dose, eye and mouth irritation and blistering on the skin. They are the telltale signs.”
Council has no pans to test the water at the dog park again until they see a change in the environment.
“We will take another look when see some environmental changes. It will be up to officers as to when they go and look at it,” Mr Barnes said.
“We need a good amount of rain to flush the dams out and give them more (water) volume and we lose these sunny day. We haven’t taken another sample (since March) because the environmental situation hasn’t changed.”
“The main dam at the back has been our focus of attention but it is safe to assume (water sources) all have some kind of blue-green algae as well. They are fed by the same water feeds.”