(MANDEVILLE)---State environmental officials are advising those who live along Bayou Cane near Mandeville to be aware of and not tamper with monitoring equipment to be placed along the waterway the week of Monday, June 16.

The Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality said that the monitoring gear is part of a water sampling survey along Bayou Cane from just north of U. S. Hwy. 190 to Lake Pontchartrain. The officials indicated that they hope to identify suspected pollutants in the bayou that may cause low levels of oxygen. They said they intend to use that information to restore and protect the bayou.

DEQ officials added that a bright red, non-toxic dye will be placed in the water to determine its flow and pattern. They added that the water and its color would return to normal by the end of the day.

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