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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Trying to decide if it’s safe to go swimming at Lake Anna this weekend. The news reports don’t say much but enough to make me wonder if we should postpone. [/quote]

We've rented homes on Lake Anna a few times, we just don't swim in the water (we rent boats, go fishing).  But not because of the nuclear reactors.  Similar to many lakes and rivers in this region, Lake Anna water quality suffers from farmland run off impact.  So that's an ongoing issue that some ignore, and others pay attention to.  I remember the first time we rented a place on the Shenandoah back during COVID and I read that there was a do not swim advisory in place. At which point I did some research and found out this farmland runoff issue is a widespread problem along with algae blooms and such.

Bottom line.  While they say it's probably ok to water ski and go tubing since you spend little time actually in the water, we just don't risk it. Given the recent sicknesses reported, I'd be even more skeptical about letting my kids swim in the lake.   [/quote]

Yes it’s an ongoing problem.  Not worth the risk.  In general, don’t go anywhere near one of these lakes if you have any sort of cut on your skin. [/quote]

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