Contact your local health authority for algae-related human health risks or concerns
Last updated on June 13, 2022Select your health authority below to find contact information about where to report your health concerns related to drinking or recreational water use.
Remember to provide as much information as possible regarding what you saw and where it is located on the lake.
Fraser Health
For concerns related recreational water and drinking water safety, contact your local Fraser Health Health Protection Services office.
Interior Health
Contact an Interior Health health protection office (PDF) in your area and ask for an environmental health officer.
Island Health
Contact an Environmental Health Officer at Island Health by phone:
- Switchboard: 250-370-8699
- Toll-Free: 1-877-370-8699
or by email:
If you are living within the Capital Regional District (CRD), visit the Blue-green Algae Blooms page for more information.
Northern Health
To contact an environmental health office at Northern Health authority, call the Health Protection central line at 250-565-7322.
The line will be answered Monday to Friday 8 am to 4 pm PST. On weekends and statutory holidays the calls will go directly to voicemail and will be returned during regular working hours.
Alternatively, they can be reached at php@northernhealth.ca
Vancouver Coastal Health
Contact an environmental health officer or drinking water officer at environmental.health@vch.ca.
A list of phone numbers and more information can be found on Vancouver Coastal Health's Environmental health and inspections page and on the following subpages:
First Nations Health Authority
Contact the Environmental Health Team:
- phone: 604-693-6500 or toll-free: 1-866-913-0033
- email: environmental.health@fnha.ca
More information can also be found on their Environmental Public Health Services page.