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'EVERYWHERE!!!': Water quality officials investigating why dead fish are floating along Jordan River in Utah County
In recent weeks, people who frequent a portion of the Jordan River Trail in Lehi have taken to community Facebook pages wondering why dead fish are floating along the river. As of Wednesday, the Utah Division of Water Quality was still looking into the issue and had not publicly revealed an exact cause for the recent fish kill. However, the agency said in a press release last week that low oxygen levels in the river and harmful algal blooms in the water are likely factors. The agency also cited warm temperatures in the water as another potential reason. According to the release, a ...
