New signs have been developed by the Kansas Department of Health & Environment clarifying the watches, warnings, and closures that apply to the different designated zones of Milford Lake for blue green algae.

The signs will be used by the Corps of Engineers and Milford State Park officials.

Connie Hall, Geary County CVB Director, said the signs will show the differences for the blue green algae. “The lake is zoned into three zones….zones A, B, and C.  And of course the lake can be under either a watch or a warning, or even a complete closure.” Hall noted on the recent closure last week where the signs said Milford Lake was closed there was no direct correlation to the different zones. “And so the signs were put up today ( Tuesday ) that show exactly that Zone C of the lake is closed completely because of the harmful algae that is present.”

Right now the north end or zone c is closed from Madison Point north to the Wakefield Causeway, but the lake from Madison Point south to the Dam is open to boating and fishing. That area in Zones A and B is under a warning prohibiting direct contact with the water such as swimming, but boating and fishing are allowed.