Geary County had a contingent of residents at the Harmful Algae Bloom Stakeholder meeting this past week in Topeka.

The meeting sponsored by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, included discussion on the blue green algae issue that has been impacting Milford Lake in recent years.

Ben Bennett, Geary County Commission Chair,attended the sessions, telling JC Post he had a good conversation with the Corps of Engineers director from the Tulsa District.  Bennett noted they have eight lakes in Kansas under their jurisdiction, the nearest to this area the Council Grove reservoir. “They’re not doing anything with the green algae situation in their district at this time, except within their own realm. They’re not working with a state agency.”

KDHE does test Milford Lake and other Kansas lakes in the Kansas portion of the Corps of Engineers Kansas City district.