To report an algae bloom, visit our online HAB report form. If you are concerned that you have been exposed to a harmful algal bloom, please contact your health care provider. Telling your provider about contact with water may help them diagnose the illness properly. Reporting human or animal HAB-related illnesses using the HAB Hotline (below) will ensure we can report cases to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, which may help prevent illness of others due to exposure to the same waterbody.
Questions about human or animal health effects, call:The Virginia Department of Health HAB Hotline: (888) 238-6154To report dead fish in the water, call:The Virginia Emergency Operations Center (VEOC): 1-800-468-8892 |
For information on federal policy and guidance, including advisory thresholds for algal toxins in drinking water, please visit the EPA CyanoHAB website and the CDC HAB-Associated Illness website.
