Due to a recent wastewater spill into Garden Road connected to the C17 Canal in Riviera Beach, DOH-Palm Beach is issuing a health alert, no swim advisory, and no irrigation from these waterways to residents and visitors near the area.
DuBois Park tests below unsafe levels.
Follow-up water samples taken by DEP did not detect algae toxins, indicating the public may resume water-related activities.
ALERT issued for blue-green algae present at L8 Canal and Lake Okeechobee in response to water samples taken on June 24.
Water quality advisory issued for DuBois Park.
Tests completed on Monday, June 1, 2026, indicate that the water quality at Spanish River does not meet the recreational water quality criteria for Enterococcus bacteria