Blue-green algae red alert issued across NSW waterways

Large blooms of toxic blue-green algae in the Murray-Darling Basin and Northern Rivers has prompted Water NSW to issue a red alert health warning for river users and livestock.

The green stain stretches from the Lower Murray around Wentworth all the way north of Inverell to Copeton Dam and the Pindari Dam, and also Toonumbar and Iron Pot Creek in the states Northern Rivers region.

Tony Webber, Water NSW spokesman…