One area resident told Townsquare Media that the damage to her family's home has been estimated at $80,000, and she says their insurance won't cover the cost of the damage.
Although the algae have been found in the causeway, the release says it has not been found in the reservoir itself, which supplies drinking water to the city of Cheyenne.
When asked about a long term threat to the city water supply from the fire, Egenhoff called that a" really hard question...I don't want to mislead anybody because I really don't know how this fire is going to behave.''