The Brown Avenue South beach in Spring Lake remained closed today, after being closed yesterday because of a high count of Enterococci bacteria, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) said on the page for its Cooperative Coastal Monitoring Program.
It is not known when the beach will reopen. According to the NJDEP, beaches that are closed for higher than-normal bacteria levels stay closed until the levels are within acceptable levels.
In the process described on the NJDEP's website, water samples are analyzed for the presence of Enterococci bacteria found in animal and human waste. The state sanitary code requires that the concentration of Enterococci not exceed 104 colonies per 100 milliliters (ML) of sample. Advisories are issued when the concentration is greater than 104 Enterococci/100 ML. Additional samples will be taken until the count is below 104.
According to the NJDEP, bacteria can enter the ocean by way of storm water run-off after heavy or prolonged rain.
Swimming in or contact with polluted water can cause a variety of gastrointestinal, respiratory, and flu-like symptoms, including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, sore throat, fever, and chills, the NJDEP said.
For more information, go online to www.njbeaches.org/closing_advisories/
It is not known when the beach will reopen. According to the NJDEP, beaches that are closed for higher than-normal bacteria levels stay closed until the levels are within acceptable levels.
In the process described on the NJDEP's website, water samples are analyzed for the presence of Enterococci bacteria found in animal and human waste. The state sanitary code requires that the concentration of Enterococci not exceed 104 colonies per 100 milliliters (ML) of sample. Advisories are issued when the concentration is greater than 104 Enterococci/100 ML. Additional samples will be taken until the count is below 104.
According to the NJDEP, bacteria can enter the ocean by way of storm water run-off after heavy or prolonged rain.
Swimming in or contact with polluted water can cause a variety of gastrointestinal, respiratory, and flu-like symptoms, including nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, sore throat, fever, and chills, the NJDEP said.
For more information, go online to www.njbeaches.org/closing_advisories/
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