2015 Results July 10 2015

Beach Samples 2015 Welcome to the bathing beach information hotline. The health unit will be monitoring 10 public beach...

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Beach Samples 2015

Welcome to the bathing beach information hotline. The health unit will be monitoring 10 public beaches throughout Windsor Essex County. There are health risks associated with swimming in contaminated water that include ear, eye and nose infections, as well as gastrointestinal infections. As the E. coli bacteria count exceeds 100, the health risk increases accordingly. From our experience, we have found that weather conditions are the leading factor that can adversely affect water quality. Bacteria levels will increase in accordance with the amount of rainfall or if the water is cloudy and churned up from a strong on-shore wind. Calm clear water is usually associated with lower bacterial levels, while rough or cloudy water has been associated with high counts. The bacterial counts given reflect the conditions at the time of sampling. Conditions change from day to day depending on the weather conditions and lake levels. The bacterial counts for samples taken Wednesday, July 8, 2015 are as follows: Sandpoint Beach - Windsor

720

West Belle River Beach - Lakeshore

410

Hillman Beach - Leamington

35

Northwest Beach - Point Pelee

16

Seacliff Beach - Leamington

58

Mettawas Beach-Kingsville

93

Cedar Island Beach - Kingsville

72

Cedar Beach - Kingsville

66

Colchester Beach - Essex

55

Holiday Beach - Amherstburg

56

Results indicate that Sandpoint and West Belle River beaches are posted as bacterial counts exceed 100. No beaches are closed this week. For more information, enter ext. 4475 and you can speak with a Public Health Inspector between the hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday or visit our website at www.wechu.org. Thank you for using the bathing beach information hotline.