Three Bay County beaches are back open.
August 25, 2008
The Bay County Health Department has lifted closure notices for Brissette Beach, South Linwood Township Park Beach and the beach at the Bay City State Recreation Area.
Health Department officials said in a news release dated Friday that follow-up water samples taken at the beaches on Thursday met the state's single-event water quality standard for total body contact recreational activities, such as swimming.
The beaches were closed Thursday morning after high E. coli levels showed up in water samples.
As of Monday morning, the Kawkawlin River in Bangor Township remained under a contamination advisory due to high levels of E. coli detected on Aug. 19.
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