HARMFUL ALGAL BLOOM REPORTING FORM
NORTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
DIVISION OF WATER QUALITY

Please note the following:

Reporting tool works best on a smartphone.

Submitted reports are reviewed Monday - Friday
8:00AM - 5:00PM Central Time (except holidays).
Once a report is reviewed, a site visit
will be scheduled as soon as possible.

Contact info must be provided to submit the report.
If a follow-up is not requested, contact information
will be used for report clarification purposes only.

Color indicates a required field
Pressing ENTER key during data entry submits
the report and some fields will be cleared!

Name:

Phone:
(numbers only, e.g. 5555555555)

OR

Email:

Date Reported:

Date Observed:

Time Observed:

Air Temperature (F):

Lake Name:
Select from list - if lake not found select Unidentified Lake

County:

Are you currently at the lake in question?


Latitude:
(typically 45.93 - 49)

Longitude:
(typically -96.55 - -104.05)

Accuracy (meters):

Map Instructions:
DO NOT USE the ENTER key while in the map
To zoom, use + and - buttons or mouse wheel
To auto fill the required location data, click on the map at the desired location after zooming in to be as accurate as possible
The required location fields on the form always retain the data of the point designated by the red CIRCLE
Searching can be performed based on a 911 street address OR latitude/longitude coordinate
For address searching, type a valid street address and town (DO NOT INCLUDE STATE) into the search box and then click on the magnifying glass icon
For lat/long searching, type the decimal format negative LONGITUDE first, followed by a space and then the decimal format latitude, into the search box and then click on the magnifying glass icon. To convert from Degrees, Minutes, Seconds, use the link below the lat/long date field
If the search is successful, the map will jump to that location and mark it with a green SQUARE
A successful search DOES NOT auto fill. You must click on the square to turn it into a circle which will then auto fill
If you cannot read names or numbers because of lack of contrast, switch to another basemap using the Basemap dropdown

Describe location of bloom
(e.g. boat landing, swimming beach)

Weather:
(Select one)

Wind:
(Select one)

Color:
(Check one or multiple if applicable)

Other

Lake Coverage:
(Select one)

Appearance of Bloom:
(Check one or multiple, if applicable)

Photos taken?

(If Yes, upload photos using mechanism below)

Photo #1:

Photo #2:

Photo #3:

Photo #4:

Photo #5:

Would you like to receive a
follow-up from the Department?