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Media Release - Department of Water and Energy Date: 10 April 2008 BLUE GREEN ALGAE ALERTS REMOVED AT MENINDEE Information received today by the NSW Department of Water and Energy indicates that the concentrations of blue green algae present at Menindee and in the Darling River below Menindee have decreased substantially. As a result, the Sunraysia Regional Algal Coordinating Committee has lifted the red alert and precautionary red alerts placed on the Menindee town weir pool and in the lower Darling from Menindee to Wentworth in March, and replace it with a green alert. Under a green alert the water is safe for all recreational and stock water uses. For the latest information on blue green algae in your area, ring toll free 1800 999 457   MEDIA CONTACTS Murray Regional Office Bunty Driver 0407 403 234 8-20 Edwardes St PO Box 205 DENILIQUIN NSW 2710 Telephone (03) 5898 3910 or 0407 403 234 Facsimile (03) 5881 5102 Top of Page List of Media Releases © NSW Department of Natural Resources