The Health Department determines whether a beach is safe for swimming or not based on levels in the water of enterococci, a ...
An Outer Banks area popular with surfers has been added to the list of sites state water quality officials have put under a precautionary swimming advisory.
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. (WITN) - Two Bogue Sound sites in Morehead City are under a swimming advisory for water quality. Marine ...
Health officials say that bacteria levels at five local beaches meet the state's water quality standards after swimming ...
Water advisories are issued when levels of Enterococci, a bacteria commonly found in the intestines of humans and animals, surpasses 104 colony forming units per 100 milliliters. Each beach was ...
The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) announces that the Beach Water Quality Monitoring Program, which ...
A short-term swimming advisory has been issued by the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) for Edisto ...
Birds are a major contributor to the elevated levels of enterococci bacteria after heavy rains or extreme tides that force ...
The presence of enterococci bacteria was found in four town wells, the message said. Residents were advised to boil water for at least a minute before consuming it. Enterococci bacteria live in ...
An advisory against swimming was posted today (Sept. 18) at an ocean-side site in Dare County, where state recreational water quality officials found bacteria levels in the water that exceed the ...